Malaysian Coconut Shrimp

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Malaysian Coconut Shrimp

Ingredients:

1 lb shrimp/prawns (yes, they are the same thing) - washed,
1tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
3/4 teaspoon sugar (omit sugar if you are using sweetened coconut flakes)
few whole small Thai bird chili (if you like very spicy, chop)
1/4 cup grated coconut (prefer unsweetened coconut, but sweetened will work)
2 tablespoons butter

Preparation:

Toast Coconut:
In a dry, nonstick skillet, toast the coconut until golden brown.

Fry Prawns:
In a large saute pan or wok, heat 2tsb cooking oil on high heat. When smoking, add the prawns. Cook only half way. Timing depends on size of your prawns. When they just start to change color, remove and set aside.

Stir-Fry:
In same pan or wok, you should have some cooking oil left over.
When hot, add the chili, scallions and garlic. Fry for 10 seconds until fragrant. Add Cognac, butter, salt, sugar. Reduce just a bit - you should have a nice sauce that will coat the prawns.Add the prawns back in the pan. Fry until prawns are cooked through. Again, timing depends on size of prawns. For small = 1 minute; medium = 1.5 minutes; large = 2 minutes; colossal= you prob have a personal chef. Turn off heat, add the toasted coconut and immediately serve