This Bang Bang Shrimp is crispy, crunchy and utterly delicious! Battered jumbo shrimp, coated in Panko breadcrumbs fried or baked to perfection and served with the super simple bang bang sauce!
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What Is Bang Bang Shrimp
Bang Bang Shrimp is a popular shrimp recipe from the Bonefish Grill restaurant that is crispy and crunchy shrimp served with a sweet and spicy sauce. It’s a recipe that has become extremely popular over the past few years with good reason.
It’s addictive! What’s not to love about beautiful crispy shrimp fried to perfection then served with the delicious bang bang sauce. It’s a total crowd pleaser!
What Ingredients Are in Bang Bang Sauce
In my opinion, the bang bang sauce is what it’s all about. It’s a sauce that’s a little bit sweet and a little bit spicy.
The ingredients in it are mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, hot sauce and honey. Four simple ingredients when combined together are a marriage made in heaven. Its what gives this shrimp recipe its distinct flavor.
How to Make Bang Bang Shrimp
Making this shrimp couldn’t get any easier. Start by making the batter by mixing the flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. To it add the hot sauce, egg and buttermilk. Whisk until you have a smooth batter.
Add the shrimp to the batter and toss to make sure each shrimp is coated. Dredge the battered shrimp through the breadcrumbs then fry in a heated skillet with oil for 2 minutes on each side.
I love to drizzle the bang bang sauce over the shrimp. There will be plenty of sauce leftover for dipping.
Can You Bake Bang Bang Shrimp
Yes! As a matter fact when I first shared this recipe with you almost 6 years ago, I had shared a baked bang bang shrimp recipe. To bake them preheat your oven to 400 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the breaded shrimp on the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, then flip the shrimp over and bake for another 5 minutes or until the breadcrumbs turn golden.
What to Serve With This Shrimp
I usually serve these on their own but they go great with a delicious salad such as delicious Kale and Quinoa Salad or this Summer Salad with Herbed Ricotta and Balsamic Vinaigrette salad.
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Bang Bang Shrimp
Ingredients
For Shrimp
- 1 pound shrimp large or jumbo, cleaned and deveined
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 tablespoon hot sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs
- oil for frying
For Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon sweet chili sauce I used Frank’s
- 1/2 tablespoon hot sauce I used Frank’s hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients for the sauce together and refrigerate until ready for serving.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, smoked paprika, salt and pepper. To the bowl add the hot sauce, egg, buttermilk and whisk until you have a smooth batter.
- Add the shrimp to the bowl, toss to make sure each piece is coated in the batter and set aside.
- In another bowl add about a cup of Panko breadcrumbs.
- Coat each shrimp with breadcrumbs, add more breadcrumbs as needed.
- Heat oil in a skillet. Once the oil is hot, fry the shrimp for 2 minutes on each side till they are a light golden brown. You may need to do this in batches so as to not overcrowd the shrimp. Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate lined with paper towels and pat any extra oil.
- Drizzle shrimp with sauce and serve.
We absolutely loved this recipe! There were a few leftover so reheated for my husband for lunch using a silicone pyramid mat so it would stay crispy. The dipping sauce was wonderful – could also use with fish.
I’m just now getting into cooking so I’m no pro but I made this dish for my family and they loved it! I tried it with the Kale and Quinoa salad and it was awesome. It took an actual effort not to make it the very next day lol. Thanks!
I have had this before out to eat but this one is much better. Thanks Jo
My pleasure, glad you like it!
I’m going to try this with scallops, fish and chicken – I don’t think it will matter the protein – I’ll let you know how it comes out and send a picture if you like
Yes, that will be delicious! If you have an Instagram account, you can post your photo and tag us @jocooks or hashtag #jocooks on the post 🙂
my husband and I just made this shrimp and we both loved it, even my picky husband said the dipping sauce was so tasty! At first, I was hesitant to make this, I thought it wouldve been too spicy for our taste, but turns out it just had an incredible mild zing that went well with the shrimp, thank you for posting this wonderful recipe!
Ha! I know it can seem like a lot of spices, but it really isn’t. 🙂 Glad you guys enjoyed it!
Scrumptious!!!!!