Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Super crisp shrimp tacos drizzled with the most amazing and epic sweet creamy chili sauce. It’ll be hard to just stop at 1, or 10!
You know that popular bang bang chicken dish?
Well, I basically re-created that, subbed in shrimp, and stuffed it in some tacos.
I know. Genius here.
Now you can stuff 3 shrimp per taco.
Or you can shoot for the moon and stuff 4-6.
And don’t forget about that sweet chili sauce. It’s purpose is for drizzling, dunking or slathering as needed.
Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Ingredients
- ½ cup vegetable oil, or more, as needed
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cornstarch
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- Kosher salt, to taste
- 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup Panko
- 12 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
For the slaw
- 2 cups shredded green cabbage
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Juice of 1 lime
- ½ teaspoon salt
For the sauce
- ¼ cup mayonnaise*
- 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp Frank's Hot Sauce
Instructions
- To make the slaw, combine cabbage, sour cream, mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, lime juice and salt in a large bowl; set aside.
- To make the sauce, whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, honey and Frank’s Hot Sauce in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
- In a large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, flour, cornstarch, egg and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Working one at a time, dip shrimp into buttermilk mixture, then dredge in Panko, pressing to coat.
- Working in batches, add shrimp to the skillet and cook until evenly golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Serve immediately with tortillas and slaw, drizzled with sweet chili sauce and garnished with cilantro, if desired.
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Oh my gosh!! These were amazing! Thank you so much!!!
May I ask what brand of hot sauce did u use for the shrimp mixture? You mentioned hot sauce only . Thanks for the amazing recipes 🙂
Sometimes I have used Sriracha, the other times I have used Frank’s RedHot.
I love this recipe and use it frequently!! Tastemade just posted a video of this recipe on their Instagram, I hope they didn’t steal it from you?
I just made these aND they were amazing
I tried it and absolutely love it!! My mom has me making it tonight for dinner! Great recipe
Made these for dinner tonight. I followed the recipe EXACTLY and they were Ah-May-Zing!!!!!!
This very easy and fun to make. My dinner company loved the taste and appearance of this dish very much. We had no leftovers.. oh well have to make it again I guess!!!
We LOVE “bang bang” anything. When I saw these, I knew I had to make them. They didn’t disappoint! Of course, mine did not look NEARLY as pretty as your photos, but the taste was spot on. A little more time consuming than our go-to dinners, but will throw into the rotation every once in a while.
I made these tonight, and although they could have been a bit spicier (easily remedied next time I make them), I have to say they were excellent. The sourness of the cilantro lime slaw, the sweetness of the remoulade, and the crunchiness of the shrimp made for an excellent bite when taken altogether. I do have one suggestion for those trying to make these. Before dipping the shrimp into the buttermilk batter, dust them with flour first. It will help the batter stick to the shrimp a bit better. I had a few problems with the last half of my batch of shrimp as all I seemed to have left was messy, wet panko crumbs to bread with and the batter kept slipping off.
Can I use milk if I do not have buttermilk on hand?
Yes.
Why leave the tails on for a taco? It would be sad to see people spitting out part of the food you made them 🙁
You can choose to remove the tails as needed, Wendy.
This looks so yummy, and its making me feel hungry now, a must try!!!
Oh, I love some bang bang shrimp! Great recipe, Chungah. Now I feel the need to get to Whole Foods and grab some shrimp and sweet chili sauce…
Wow, these look amazing! The colors and the photography are making the tacos just jump off the page! I am pinning for later! have a wonderful day – Christine
Your chili sauce sounds delicious!
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What a fun recipe name! These are so colorful and look absolutely delicious. Definitely want to try this but with tofu for a veggie option!
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I’ve been craving shrimp tacos like no other, and after seeing these I don’t think I can go without them any longer. These look so stinking delicious!
My husband just said these are a winner….will probably be making them at least once a month. So good!! Thanks
I love shrimp tacos and this sounds wonderful. Just reading the recipe sets my tastebuds at attention. Can’t wait to try this.