Copycat Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp is a sweet, spicy, and crispy Shrimp recipe, made with fresh Shrimps which are dipped in buttermilk, coated with Cornflour, and are fried until golden brown. And finally is topped with a sweet and spicy Bang Bang Sauce. This gets ready in under 10 minutes.
To make the Bang Bang Sauce, Take a mixing bowl. Add in the Mayonnaise, Sriracha, and Thai Sweet Chili Sauce in it. Mix everything well until combined. Your Bang Bang Sauce is ready. You can also add some Rice Vinegar for more true blue Asian flavors.
Now, dip the Shrimps in a bowl full of Buttermilk. Allow them to rest there for 2 minutes so that the Shrimp soaks up some of the flavors. Then take the Shrimp off the Buttermilk. Drip off the excess Buttermilk and throw it in a bowl full of Cornflour. Coat each shrimp evenly with Cornflour. Dust off the excess flour from the Shrimps.
Heat some Canola Oil in a Skillet. use an oven thermometer to check the temperature of the oil. If it reaches 300F or 145 C, then add the Shrimps carefully into the hot oil.Fry each side of the Shrimp for about 2-3 minutes. Keep the flame to medium.Fry both sides of the Shrimp until they turn golden brown in color. Once, they turn golden brown, take them off the pan.
Garnish with chopped Scallions and chopped Cilantro. Serve the Shrimps on Lettuce Leaves. Drizzle the Bang Bang Sauce on top. Enjoy!
Notes
If you want even crispy Shrimp, coat them in Panko Breadcrumbs and then with Cornflour.
If you do not have Cornflour, use Whole Wheat Flour as a replacement.
To make Baked Bang Bang Shrimp, place the marinated and coated shrimps in a baking dish. Drizzle oil on top of them and bake for 10-12 minutes or until they turn golden brown on both sides.
To make Keto Bang Bang Shrimp, make the following replacements -
Thai Sweet Chili Sauce with Sambal - Replace the Thai Sweet Chili Sauce with Sambal Sambal is an Indonesian spice mix that you can find in Asian Grocery stores.
Cornflour with Coconut Flour - To make a low carb - gluten free Bang Bang Shrimp, replace Cornflour with Coconut Flour.
Canola Oil with Tallow Oil - Tallow Oil for deep frying is just perfect.