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AIR FRYER BANG BANG SHRIMP RECIPE

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Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp is made with buttermilk soaked shrimp, coated in panko bread crumbs and tossed in a deliciously creamy bang bang sauce.

AIR FRYER BANG BANG SHRIMP RECIPE

I am going to show you how to make this delicious Bang Bang Shrimp recipe two different ways depending on what you enjoy. I will show you how to fry it in oil and how to air fry it.
 fully cooked Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp on a bed of lettuce in a white bowl with chopsticks

TIPS FOR MAKING AIR FRYER SHRIMP

  • To make the bang bang sauce, you’ll need to purchase sweet chili sauce. There are several brands of sweet chili sauce but I enjoy the Blue Dragon brand the most. Thai sweet chili sauce is a bit sweet, a bit tangy and a bit spicy.
  • If you’ve never used sriracha sauce before, it’s basically an Asian hot sauce. You can use as little or as much as you like depending on how spicy you enjoy your shrimp sauce.

Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp recipe from The Country Cook on a lettuce leaf and a white bowl

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
buttermilk (divided use)
fresh shrimp (peeled and deveined)
all-purpose flour
panko bread crumbs
black pepper
sriracha sauce
mayo
sweet chili sauce

HOW TO MAKE BANG BANG SHRIMP:

Let shrimp soak in half a cup of buttermilk for at least 4 hours before cooking. Create a station for breading the shrimp. Put flour and pepper in one bowl, half a cup of buttermilk in another, and panko bread crumbs in the last bowl. Dip shrimp in flour. Then, dip in buttermilk. Then finally dip in panko bread crumbs until evenly coated.dipping buttermilk soaked shrimp in flour and then in panko bread crumbs

TO MAKE IN AN AIR FRYER:

Spray air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray. Place shrimp in basket and spray shrimp with cooking spray.panko crusted shrimp in the bottom of an air fryer basket

Set to 390F degrees for 5 minutes. Flip, spray with cooking spray and cook for 5 more minutes.fully air fried Panko coated shrimp in an air fryer basket

TO FRY ON THE STOVETOP:

Add 2” of canola oil to a sauce pan and heat to 350F degrees. Once oil reaches temperature, carefully add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes per side.oil fried shrimp in a large pot filled with oilCreate bang bang sauce by mixing sriracha, mayo, and sweet chili sauce. Gently toss shrimp in sauce. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy!Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp shown in a large lettuce leaf in a large white serving bowl

Enjoy!

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fully cooked Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp on a bed of lettuce in a white bowl with chopsticks

AIR FRYER BANG BANG SHRIMP

Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp is made with buttermilk soaked shrimp, coated in panko bread crumbs and tossed in a creamy bang bang sauce.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp, Bang Bang Shrimp
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Buttermilk soak time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 440kcal
Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buttermilk (divided use)
  • 1 lb fresh shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups panko bread crumbs
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp sriracha sauce
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce

Instructions

  • Let shrimp soak in half a cup of buttermilk for at least 4 hours before cooking.
  • Create a station for breading the shrimp. Put flour and pepper in one bowl, half a cup of buttermilk in another, and panko bread crumbs in the last bowl. 
  • Dip shrimp in flour. Then, dip in buttermilk. Then finally dip in panko bread crumbs until evenly coated.
  • Spray air fryer basket with non-stick cooking spray. Place shrimp in basket and spray shrimp with cooking spray.
  • Set to 390F degrees for 5 minutes. Flip, spray with cooking spray and cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Create bang bang sauce by mixing sriracha, mayo, and sweet chili sauce. Gently toss shrimp in sauce.
  • Garnish with cilantro (optional) and enjoy!

Notes

TO FRY ON THE STOVETOP:
Add 2” of canola oil to a sauce pan and heat to 350F degrees. Once oil reaches temperature, carefully add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes per side.

Nutrition

Calories: 440kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 304mg | Sodium: 1674mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 117IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 293mg | Iron: 5mg
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About Brandie @ The Country Cook

I’m a regular home cook, like most of you, doing my best to get a good meal on the table for my family. I like to say the recipes on here are recipes for the busy cook (you know who you are). You can still get a good meal on the table, with a few shortcuts to help you along the way. I hope you’ll find lots of recipes here that you’ll love and hopefully will become family favorites. Read more...

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  1. Stacy

    The air fryer has become my new go to kitchen appliance so I was thrilled to see this recipe and I can’t wait to try! Keep this air fryer recipes coming!

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