I have found this to be the best bang bang shrimp recipe. Tempura battered shrimp, sweet and spicy chili sauce, also known as bang bang sauce, this easy appetizer is a crowdpleaser. Follow the video instructions for this easy bang bang shrimp recipe.

If you like this shrimp recipe, you will want to pick up an extra pound or two of shrimp when you are shopping and make this super easy recipe for Mexican cocktail shooters.

Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe

Restaurants such as Cheesecake Factory and Bone Fish Grill have amazing appetizers such as Bang Bang Shrimp to get your meal off to a rockin’ start. This is a BANGIN’ Bang Bang Shrimp Copycat Recipe. But what if you love no where near one of these restaurants or want some Bang Bang shrimp at home for the big game, girls night or just because?

You make this copycat recipe and indulge in crunchy, chili sweetness of shrimp at home!

Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil or more, as needed (for frying)
• 1 cup buttermilk )or make your own with 1 cup milk plus 1 T. vinegar)
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs Seasoned. (or substitute in your own homemade breadcrumbs)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
• 1 pound medium shrimp peeled and deveined

Bang Bang Sauce Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar

Bang bang shrimp sauce recipe instructions:

More easy shrimp recipes:

• Mexican shrimp cocktail
• The easiest way to perfectly cook shrimp
• Buffalo shrimp flat bread
• Shrimp and Tortellini Bake

Bang Bang Shrimp Video Instructions:

You might have seen this video featured for Fast Forward Food Friday on my Facebook page!

Printable Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe:

Yield: 6 servings

Bang Bang Shrimp Copycat recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil, or more, as needed (for frying)
• 1 cup buttermilk, or make your own with 1 cup milk plus 1 T. vinegar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup Panko Bread Crumbs, Seasoned. (or substitute in your own homemade breadcrumbs|http://www.savoringthegood.com/2013/06/how-to-make-your-own-bread-crumbs/)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

*Sauce Ingredients*

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar

Instructions

1. Sauce: whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, honey and rice vinegar in a small bowl.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, flour, cornstarch, egg, hot sauce, salt and pepper, to taste.
4. In a large bowl, combine Panko bread crumbs, onion and garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Working one at a time, dip shrimp into buttermilk mixture, then dredge in Panko mixture, pressing to coat.
6. Working in small batches, add shrimp to the skillet and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
7. Serve immediately, drizzled with sweet chili sauce.

Notes

Your shrimp will be perfect when the form a ‘C’. If they get tighter to form an ‘O’, they are over cooked. C=cooked. O= overcooked.

Additional Notes: Your fry oil will now have the essence of shrimp in it. You may use it to fry other items but there is a chance your other items may have a shrimpy flavor to them. Once the oil has cooled, store it in a closed container and label it as shrimp fry oil.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6
Amount Per ServingCalories 416 Saturated Fat 17g Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 300mg Carbohydrates 37g Fiber 1g Sugar 8g Protein 5g

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