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.
Ingredients
- Shrimp (peeled, deveined, and tail off)
- ½ quart buttermilk
- 1 egg
- hot sauce
- ½ cup flour
- ½ cup corn starch
Bang Bang Sauce
- ½ cup Mayo
- ¼ cup sriracha
- ¼ cup thai sweet chili
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce
- red pepper flakes if you like extra heat
- 1 tablespoon honey if you prefer a sweeter sauce
Instructions
Bang Bang Sauce
- In a mixing bowl, add your mayo, sriracha, sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and honey (optional) and mix thoroughly
- Do this at least a couple of hours prior to making shrimp to allow time for the flavors to mesh
- Add a dash of water if your sauce is too thick. Season to taste
Preparing Shrimp
- Peel and devein your shrimp if needed. Also, remove the tails
- In a mixing bowl, add Buttermilk(used ½ qt), egg, and a few dashes of hot sauce
- Add in shrimp and let marinate for 30 min+ before cooking
- In a separate bowl, add ½ cup flour and ½ cup corn starch. Season flour with all purpose seasoning (low salt), cajun seasoning, pepper, and a pinch old bay
- Take shrimp from buttermilk mixture and dip the shrimp in the seasoned flour to get a nice even coating on all of the shrimp.
- Place coated shrimp on wire rack for 5 minute
- Give each shrimp another coating of the seasoned flour
- Fry your shrimp in 350-375 degree oil for about 2-3 minutes on each side
- Remove from oil and let drain on a wire rack to keep them crispy
- Add shrimp a few at a time to sauce. Let them rest on wire rack after sauce to let excess drip of if you want.
- Top with green onion and serve immediately