A healthy take on fried shrimp

We all love to indulge in fried foods from time to time; I myself am completely guilty on an ongoing basis. Whoops! But there are ways that we can improve the nutritional value of homemade fried foods! To start, fried food isn't as bad as people make it out to be. Frying food actually helps preserve the foods natural moisture, which in turns preserves vitamins and minerals found within the food you're frying! The food becomes bad for you when you over indulge, as well as the unhealthy intake of the frying oil, salt, butter, etc.

So today, I'm going to teach you how to make a healthier version of fried shrimp!

What you'll need:

- As many raw, de-veined and de-shelled shrimp as you want (I suggest 5 or 6 per person)
- Panko bread crumbs (I would aim for a cup)
- Fresh shredded coconut (it helps if you've opened and shred your own coconut) (approx 2-3 tbs)
- A small can of coconut MILK (coconut water is from the coconut; coconut milk is human made)
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- Canola oil
- Salt and pepper

First, pat your shrimp dry. Next, cover them in seasoned flour (in a bowl, stir flour, a few pinches of salt, and black pepper). Once shrimp are completely covered in flour, quickly submerge them in the coconut milk, and straight into the bread crumb/coconut shaving mixture. Cover shrimp in mixture and pack mixture onto shrimp to ensure mixture is completely stuck to shrimp.

In a deep skillet, heat oil until it shimmers (about 1/2 inch deep worth of oil). Once oil is ready, carefully place shrimp in oil, and cook approximately 30 seconds, or until the tail turns red and the cooking side of the shrimp is golden brown. Flip, and repeat cooking time. Once the shrimp are completely cooked, place on a sheet pan lined with paper towels to drain the oil off of the cooked shrimp. Voila! You're about to consume some tasty and healthy homemade fried shrimp!