Boom Boom Shrimp
Boom boom shrimp (also known as Bang Bang Shrimp) is a delicious battered shrimp recipe with a sweet chili sauce coating. Incredibly tasty and moreish, you'll keep going back for more!
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Pound Large Shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1-½ Cups All Purpose Flour
- ¾ Cup Cornstarch
- 1-½ Tablespoons Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 (12 Ounce) Can Ginger Ale
- Peanut Oil for frying
Boom Boom Sauce
- ⅓ Cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ Cup Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter
- 4 Drops Sriracha Sauce 4-6 drops
- ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
Instructions
- Place a large pot of peanut oil to heat up.Peanut Oil
- In a large mixing bowl add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt and mix well with a whisk.1-½ Cups All Purpose Flour, ¾ Cup Cornstarch, 1-½ Tablespoons Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Sea Salt
- Once the oil has reached 330°F add the ginger ale to the mixing bowl with the flour. Stir with whisk.1 (12 Ounce) Can Ginger Ale
- Dredge the shrimp in the batter then drop one by one into the batter, working quickly but being careful not to burn your fingers. Only do batches of about 8-10.1 Pound Large Shrimp
- Cook for 3 minutes then remove immediately and place on paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining Shrimp.
- In a small mixing bowl add the mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, peanut butter, sriracha sauce and salt and pepper. Mix well then either spoon it over the shrimp or add as a dipping bowl.⅓ Cup Mayonnaise, ¼ Cup Sweet Chili Sauce, 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter, 4 Drops Sriracha Sauce, ¼ teaspoon Sea Salt, ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
If you cook more than 8-10 shrimp at one time you'll have a problem with the earlier shrimp being more cooked than the latter. This will help with an even cook.
Storage Instructions
If you have any left (which would be strange), go ahead and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. If you have a feeling there will be leftovers, I'd advise not pouring the sauce all over, as it will be easier (and taste better) if the sauce is poured on at the time. If you have an air fryer this is the best way to reheat any fried foods like this. Pop into the air fryer (400°F) for 3-4 minutes. They'll crisp up to just like they were when you first cooked them. This will also work in a convection oven the same. If you don't have an air fryer or a convection oven rather use a regular oven to reheat them. Microwave is not the best, as it reheats from the inside and will make the batter soggy.Notes
If you prefer to use a fork to lower the shrimp into the grease go ahead, I like to use my hands because I like the batter to stay on the shrimp better.
If you like a spicier sauce feel free to add more sriracha.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 695kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 247mg | Sodium: 2545mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g
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