Appetizer
Bang Bang Shrimp
Bang Bang Shrimp is a popular appetizer that typically features shrimp coated in a crispy batter, fried, and then tossed in a creamy, spicy sauce made from mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, and sriracha. It’s usually garnished with green onions and sometimes served on a bed of lettuce or alongside a dipping sauce.
Prep 30 minCook 10 minTotal 40 minCuisine American
Ingredients
- Shrimp (peeled, deveined, and tail off)
- ½ quartbuttermilk
- 1egg
- hot sauce
- ½ cupflour
- ½ cupcorn starch
Bang Bang Sauce
- ½ cupMayo
- ¼ cupsriracha
- ¼ cupthai sweet chili
- 2 teaspoonsoy sauce
- red pepper flakes (if you like extra heat)
- 1 tablespoonhoney (if you prefer a sweeter sauce)
Instructions
Bang Bang Sauce
- 1In a mixing bowl, add your mayo, sriracha, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and honey (optional) and mix thoroughly
- 2Do this at least a couple of hours prior to making shrimp to allow time for the flavors to mesh
- 3Add a dash of water if your sauce is too thick. Season to taste
Preparing Shrimp
- 1Peel and devein your shrimp if needed. Also, remove the tails
- 2In a mixing bowl, add Buttermilk(used 1/2 qt), egg, and a few dashes of hot sauce
- 3Add in shrimp and let marinate for 30 min+ before cooking
- 4In a separate bowl, add 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup corn starch. Season flour with all purpose seasoning (low salt), cajun seasoning, pepper, and a pinch old bay
- 5Take shrimp from buttermilk mixture and dip the shrimp in the seasoned flour to get a nice even coating on all of the shrimp.
- 6Place coated shrimp on wire rack for 5 minute
- 7Give each shrimp another coating of the seasoned flour
- 8Fry your shrimp in 350-375 degree oil for about 2-3 minutes on each side
- 9Remove from oil and let drain on a wire rack to keep them crispy
- 10Add shrimp a few at a time to sauce. Let them rest on wire rack after sauce to let excess drip of if you want.
- 11Top with green onion and serve immediately