Boom Boom Shrimp
How to make amazing Boom Boom Shrimp: crispy shrimp coated in the most delicious spicy-sweet sauce. You'll LOVE this easy 10-minute recipe.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs large shrimp
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Canola or peanut oil for frying
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
For boom boom sauce:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 tbsp Sriracha hot sauce
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- *pinch of cayenne if you like more heat
Instructions
- Make the boom boom sauce by whisking together all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add the shrimp to a large bowl with the buttermilk and let stand for 10 minutes while you heat the oil.
- Preheat 1-2” of cooking oil to 375ºF in a large, heavy-bottomed dutch oven or a wok.
- Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the salt, onion powder and garlic powder.
To fry the shrimp and assemble:
- Remove shrimp from the buttermilk and let excess drip off.
- Dredge the shrimp in the flour mixture and fry in batches of a few at a time for 1-2 minutes, until opaque and an internal temperature of 145ºF is reached.
- Toss the hot fried shrimp in the boom boom sauce. Enjoy!
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Notes
See the note in the article about how to make this recipe in the air fryer instead.
Nutrition
Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 1552mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 2mg