On 7/20/2011 9:56 PM, W. Baker wrote:
> Janet > wrote:
> : DH loves coconut shrimp. I make it 2 or 3 times a year for him as a
> : special treat.
>
> : Instead of making a regular batter, I use Maple Grove Farms sugar-free
> : pancake and waffle mix. For 17 medium sized shrimp (7 per person) I use
> : half of the 6 pancake recipe on the box with one additional tablespoon
> : of water added. The 14 shrimp use less than half of this batter, but I
> : can't halve an egg, so I throw out the left over batter.
>
> : Using an electric skillet with about 3/4" of canola oil at 350? F. I
> : first dip the shrimp in the pancake batter then into unsweetened, flaked
> : coconut. Fry on one side for a minute or two then flip with tongs.
> : Drain well on paper toweling.
>
> : I make a dipping sauce from sugar-free apricot preserves and Dijon mustard.
>
> : The side dish was Mexican calabesa squash (like zucchini) sauteed with
> : onion, garlic, an orange bell pepper, a can of fire roasted diced
> : tomato, a little red wine and some rosemary, basil, freshly ground black
> : pepper and freshly grated Romano cheese (adds flavor and salt).
>
> : With the sauce we were under 30 grams for the entire dinner. Without the
> : dipping sauce we'd save 10 more.
>
> : The Maple Grove Farms pancake mix is nice for things that you want to
> : batter and fry without adding a lot of extra carbs. Thought I'd pass
> : this along.
> : --
> : Janet Wilder
> : Way-the-heck-south Texas
> : Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
>
> Good to hear from you janet. I like the batter idea, but I will have to
> figure what to batter:-)

Fish, zucchini, cauliflower, mushrooms...

> How are you doing down there in Texas. I understand the weather is wicked
> hot. We exect a few days of it here, but nto too long.

It's not that hot here. We are at our "normal" summer temps of low to
mid 90's during the day and mid to high 70's at night. We get the breeze
from the Gulf of Mexico most of the day so it doesn't feel as hot.
Haven't had any rain so it's not humid.

Dallas is awful, but we're hundreds of miles away. It's been hotter in
Minnesota than here.

We were in Russia for a couple of weeks then I went to Houston with a
friend who was having surgery as her husband is in a nursing home from
a stroke and her grown children evaporated. Going on an RV trip to
Utah, Idaho and Wyoming in a fee weeks.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.