Bang Bang Shrimp

Bang Bang Shrimp

from heartlandcooking.com
40 min

Crunchy Bang Bang Shrimp has a multitude of uses. You can put it in a taco, on a salad, next to rice, or mixed in with pasta. The fried shrimp is tasty on its own, but when you add the sweet-spicy sauce, it takes the crustaceans to the next level. Even timid seafood eaters will love Bang Bang Shrimp; it’s explosively good twice over!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon sriracha
  • 1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch
  • canola oil, for frying

Directions

  1. 1

    Combine the mayonnaise, Thai sweet chili sauce, and sriracha in a small mixing bowl.

  2. 2

    In a separate mixing bowl, toss the shrimp in the buttermilk. Once coated, remove the shrimp from the buttermilk and allow any excess to drip off the shrimp.

  3. 3

    In another bowl, toss the shrimp in the cornstarch.

  4. 4

    Add 2-3 inches of canola oil to a pot or Dutch oven and heat to 375 degrees F on the stovetop. Continue to check the temperature of the oil throughout the cooking process.

  5. 5

    Fry the shrimp in batches until somewhat brown, about 1-2 minutes on each side.

  6. 6

    Place the fried shrimp on paper towels to absorb any excess oil.

  7. 7

    Coat the shrimp with the sauce and serve immediately.