Description
This Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp recipe is a delicious and crispy seafood dish coated in a flavorful sauce. The shrimp are perfectly cooked in the air fryer, resulting in a crunchy texture that pairs perfectly with the creamy and spicy bang bang sauce.
Ingredients
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For the shrimp:
- 1 lb. extra-large white shrimp, deveined and shell off
- 2 large whole eggs, whisked
- 6 tbsp tapioca starch
- 3/4 cup gluten-free panko
- 3 small pinches coarse sea salt, divided
- Avocado oil spray
- 1–2 bulb spring onions, finely chopped (or chive)
For the bang bang sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2–1 tsp hot sauce or sweet chili sauce
- 0.2 oz garlic clove, grated or crushed (about 1 large clove)
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1.5 tbsp ketchup
- 2 pinches of coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Pat the shrimp dry: Use a clean paper towel to pat the shrimp completely dry.
- Butterfly the shrimp: Make a slight slit along the back of each shrimp to butterfly them.
- Set up coating station: Prepare bowls for egg, starch, and panko. Season each component with salt.
- Coat the shrimp: Dip shrimp in egg, then starch, back to egg, and finally coat with breadcrumbs.
- Air fry the shrimp: Preheat air fryer, then cook the shrimp in batches until crispy.
- Make bang bang sauce: Whisk together all sauce ingredients.
- Serve: Garnish shrimp with spring onion, drizzle with sauce, and serve extra sauce on the side.
Notes
- You may need to cook the shrimp in batches.
- Allow the first batch to cool on a rack to maintain crispiness.
- Apply gentle pressure when coating shrimp to prevent breadcrumbs from falling off.
- Drizzle sauce just before serving for maximum crispiness.
- Butterflying the shrimp enhances texture and presentation.
- Recipe uses extra-large white shrimp (8/12 count per pound).
- Nutritional values are estimated without the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jumbo shrimp
- Calories: 129 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 369mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 115mg
