Description
Delight your taste buds with this crispy and flavorful Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp recipe. Coated in gluten-free panko and served with a creamy, spicy bang bang sauce, these shrimp make a perfect appetizer or main dish.
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 pinch 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 paper towel to pat the shrimp dry.
- Butterfly the shrimp: Make a slit along the back of the shrimp to butterfly them.
- Coat the shrimp: Set up bowls for egg, starch, and panko. Coat the shrimp in this order.
- Preheat the air fryer: Preheat the air fryer at 400F for 5 minutes.
- Air fry the shrimp: Cook the shrimp in batches at 330F for a total of 6 minutes.
- Prepare the sauce: Mix all bang bang sauce ingredients in a bowl.
- Serve: Garnish the shrimp with spring onions, drizzle with sauce, and serve.
Notes
- You may need to cook the shrimp in batches.
- Press the shrimp onto the bread crumbs for better coating.
- Drizzle the sauce just before serving for maximum crispiness.
- Butterflying the shrimp enhances texture and presentation.
- Use extra-large white shrimp for best results.
- Nutritional information excludes the sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jumbo shrimp
- Calories: 122 kcal
- Sugar: 0.6g
- Sodium: 247mg
- Fat: 4.4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0.6g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
