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    Home > Appetizers, Starters & Party Food

    Bang Bang Shrimp

    Published: Apr 5, 2021 · Modified: Aug 9, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

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    Crispy panko king prawns smothered in a creamy, spicy bang bang sauce.
    This dish makes such a fantastic lunch or appetizer!
    I'll show you how to make these baked OR fried!

    Overhead image of a white bowl filled with lettuce, crispy prawns and drizzled with bang bang sauce.

    Jump to:
    • 📋 What do we need for the prawns?
    • For the Bang Bang Sauce
    • 🔪 How to make Bang Bang Shrimp
    • 📺 Watch how to make it
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    • 💬 Reviews

    This dish takes me right back to our holiday in Florida a few years ago. A stop off at Bonefish Grill on a day out - we started our meal with Bang Bang Shrimp, and wow! So delicious!

    I was reminded of them when we had a similar version in our hometown recently - served from a hatch at a restaurant (I love how restaurants have adapted so brilliantly to lockdown conditions) so we could enjoy them by the sea.

    I couldn't wait to recreate them at home!

    📋 What do we need for the prawns?

    Ingredients for crispy shrimp on a wooden table.

    For the Bang Bang Sauce

    Ingredients for bang bang sauce on a wooden table

    🔪 How to make Bang Bang Shrimp

    **Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.**

    • First off make the sauce by simply mixing the sauce ingredients together (see the recipe card for quantities).
    • Pat the prawns dry, then coat them in cornflour, following by a mixture of egg and buttermilk. Finally dredge in seasoned panko.
    • Fry the prawns in a large frying pan in around 120ml (1 cup) of oil, turning once until golden brown.
    • Drain on some kitchen roll and serve on a bed of crispy lettuce.
    6 image collage showing how to make crispy prawns.

    👩‍🍳PRO TIP If you want to bake the prawns instead of frying them, add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the panko mixture and mix well, then dip in the buttermilk/egg mixture (no need to dip in cornflour first), coat in the seasoned breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes, until the breadcrumbs are golden.

    Drizzle on plenty of the bang bang sauce, plus serve with extra for dipping. I like to sprinkle with chopped spring onions (scallions) and a little dried chilli and/or finely chopped fresh red chillies.

    Crispy shrimp in bang bang sauce being lifted from a bowl with chopsticks.

    So moreish! And that bang bang sauce works great on burgers, fish fingers and as a sauce for ham, chicken or salmon sandwiches.

    I also have 2 other variations of this, my veggie-friendly Bang Bang Cauliflower and my baked Bang Bang Chicken.

    White bowl filled with lettuce and crispy prawns, topped with bang bang sauce.

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    Crispy shrimp being lifted out of a bowl with chopsticks. Shrimp is covered with bang bang sauce.

    Bang Bang Shrimp

    By: Nicky Corbishley
    Crispy panko king prawns smothered in a creamy, spicy bang bang sauce - I'll show you how to make these baked OR fried!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 3 minutes mins
    Total Time 18 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Lunch
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 516 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    Crispy Shrimp:

    • 225 g (8oz) King Prawns - shells removed and prawns deveined
    • 2 tbsp cornflour - cornstarch
    • 120 ml (½ cup) buttermilk
    • 1 egg
    • 150 g (3 cups) panko breadcrumbs
    • 1 tsp paprika
    • ½ tsp salt
    • ½ tsp black pepper
    • ½ tsp garlic salt
    • ½ tsp celery salt
    • ¼ tsp white pepper
    • 120 ml (½ cup) sunflower oil

    Bang Bang Sauce:

    • 120 ml (½ cup) mayonnaise
    • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
    • 1 tbsp sriracha chilli sauce
    • 1 tsp honey

    To Serve:

    • 1 romaine lettuce - shredded
    • 2 spring onions - scallions chopped
    • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes or 1 fresh red chilli - thinly sliced

    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Start by making the bang bang sauce. Place the mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce, sriracha and honey in a small bowl and mix together, then put to one side while you make the crispy shrimp/prawns.
    • Pat the king prawns dry using kitchen roll/paper.
    • Place the cornflour in one bowl.
    • Place the buttermilk and egg in a second bowl and lightly whisk to combine.
    • Place the panko, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic salt, celery salt and white pepper in a third bowl and mix together.
    • Dredge the king prawns in the cornflour, then dip in the buttermilk mixture to coat and finally coat the prawns in the panko mixture. Place the coated prawns on a plate.
    • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat.
    • Once the oil is hot, add the prawns.
    • Cook for 3-4 minutes, turning once, until golden brown. Then remove from the pan and place on a plate lined with kitchen roll to soak up any excess fat.
    • Place the shredded romaine on a serving plate, top with the crispy shrimp/prawns and drizzle over 3 tbsp of the bang bang sauce.
    • Sprinkle on the chopped spring onions (scallions) and the chilli flakes and serve.

    Video

    ✎ Notes

    To bake instead of frying the prawns:
    If you want to bake the prawns instead of frying them, add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the panko mixture and mix well. This prevent the need to spray/drizzle the coated prawns with oil before they go in the oven.
    Dip the prawns in the buttermilk/egg mixture (no need to dip in cornflour first), coat in the seasoned breadcrumbs and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 7-8 minutes, until the breadcrumbs are golden.
    Can I use cooked prawns?
    Yes, you can use fresh ready-cooked prawns, or frozen ready-cooked prawns that have been fully defrosted. They're not quite as tender, but they still taste great.
    Can I make them ahead and reheat?
    They're best when freshly cooked, but you can make them ahead so long as you're using raw prawns.
    By using raw prawns, you're cooking them once, then reheating them once. If you were to be using ready-cooked prawns, that means they'd be cooked before buying, cooked again with the recipe and then reheated again. That's too many times to reheat from a food safety point of view. So I don't recommend that.
    If you did want to cook ahead, use raw prawns, cook, cool quickly, then cover and refrigerate for up to a day, or freeze in an air-tight container or bag (you may want to freeze for a couple of hours on a tray first, then transfer to a bag to be sure they don't stick together).
    Reheat the prawns in the oven from the fridge or from frozen, on a baking tray. Make sure the prawns are in a single layer. Heat at 200C/400F until piping hot throughout. I find this takes about 3-4 minutes from the fridge or 7-8 minutes from frozen.They'll go a little darker then they were when they were first fried. They should still have a nice crispy coating.
    Nutritional information is approximate, per serving (this recipe serves 4).
    This calculation assumes approx 3 tbsp of oil is absorbed during cooking and all of the bang bang sauce is used.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 516kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 14gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 1795mgPotassium: 226mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1122IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 131mgIron: 2mg
    Keywords bang bang, crispy, spicy sauce
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    1. Lauren Webster says

      May 30, 2023 at 8:57 pm

      5 stars
      Bloody fantastic!!!!! Delicious! We had it as a main on a bed of lettuce. If using as a main, this server 3x people.

      Reply
    2. Eli Berry says

      May 10, 2023 at 7:54 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe, so tasty

      Reply
    3. CarrieAnn says

      December 31, 2022 at 6:53 pm

      Can this be done in the Air Fryer?

      Cheers,

      CarrieAnn

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        January 09, 2023 at 3:20 pm

        I haven't tried it, but I'm sure it would work well. I'd spray with a good amount of spray oil first and cook for about 6-8 minutes at 200c/400F, shaking the basket a couple of times during cooking.

        Reply
    4. Clare Underhill says

      July 06, 2021 at 4:40 pm

      If baking in the oven, what temp for a fan oven please.

      Reply
    5. Maggie Holliday says

      June 03, 2021 at 8:13 pm

      5 stars
      I'm not a big fan of seafood.....but u have to admit....these are absolutely gorgeous....ive just made them for tea oh my.....they just moreish ......Deffo making these again.....so easy to make....mmmmm and the bang bang sauce....delicious.

      Reply
    6. Carol says

      May 08, 2021 at 5:21 pm

      I haven't got any buttermilk and want to try this tonight. Would it make any difference if I used half-fat milk instead?

      Reply
      • Nicky Corbishley says

        June 24, 2021 at 8:28 am

        You can use half fat milk that's been mixed with a tablespoon of lemon juice - it makes a great replacement for buttermilk.

        Reply
    7. Sue Painter says

      April 19, 2021 at 7:46 am

      5 stars
      Wow! Nicky and Chris the prawns are amazing! Really love them! Had no sriracha sauce (rural France) but had some Korean spicy sauce which I used instead and it was delicious too! Thank you for such a great dinner!! Served with chop salad and the inevitable home made chips! 😁😁

      Reply

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