This low carb and keto bang bang shrimp recipe uses a flavorful breading of almond flour and parmesan. I give instruction for air fryer and baking in the oven. The sauce is so delicious!
My new favorite shrimp recipe...I am absolutely obsessed with the sauce! Â In this Keto Bang Bang Shrimp Recipe, I give instructions for the Air Fryer, and baking in the oven.
So how do you make bang bang shrimp low carb and keto friendly? Â First we have to use a different breading. Â Traditional bang bang shrimp is fried with cornstarch, like a tempura. Â To cut out the carbs, we are going to use a combo of parmesan cheese and almond flour.
The breading ads so much flavor to the shrimp!
For the parmesan and almond flour dredge, I put everything in a food processor and pulsed it to get a course crumb.
The amounts of the ingredients is down in the recipe card.
So here is our dredging station. Â We've got a beaten egg, our dredge mixture, and 1 pound of peeled and deveined shrimp. Â To keep things simple, I just dumped the beaten egg onto the shrimp.
Now put a shrimp in the crumb mixture and coat it, then place it into the air fryer, or set aside if you are pan frying.
You may have to cook these in 2 batches. Â I have a 6 quart air fryer and I could fit 9 jumbo shrimp.
To cook these in the air fryer, I did 360F for 4 minutes, then 400F for 4 minutes. Â They were perfect!
Keep in mind, my shrimp were quite large. Â If you use smaller shrimp, you would need to adjust your time.
Now we need to make the sauce! Â This sauce is incredible! Â It includes mayo, Sriracha, lime juice, rice vinegar, garlic powder, soy sauce, Swerve, and ginger.
Now just dip each one in the sauce and try not to eat them all!
BAKED BANG BANG SHRIMP
To bake these in the oven, lay them all out on a lined sheet pan after breading. Â Bake in a 400F oven for 10 minutes, then Hi broil until they start to brown. Â Flip and broil for a few minutes more.
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Keto Bang Bang Shrimp - 4 Net Carbs!
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour (click here to see my favorite on Amazon)
- ½ cup Parmesan
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Pepper
- 1 pound Jumbo Shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 Egg, beaten
Sauce
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- Juice of 1 Lime
- 2 tablespoons Rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce or Coconut Aminos
- 2 tablespoons Granular Sweetener (Clicke here to see my favorite on Amazon)
- 1 tablespoon Ginger paste
Instructions
- Add almond flour, Parmesan, salt, and pepper to a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse crumbs. Dump into a shallow bowl.
- Dip each shrimp in the beaten egg and then coat in the crumbs, Place in a single layer in the air fryer. You may need to cook in 2 batches.
- Cook in the air fryer at 360F for 4 minutes, then turn up the temperature to 400F and cook for 4 more minutes. If your shrimp are small you will need to decrease the cook time.
- To make the sauce, place all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
- Coat each shrimp with the sauce and serve.
Jennifer's tips
- To bake these in the oven, lay them all out on a lined sheet pan after breading. Â Bake in a 400F oven for 10 minutes, then Hi broil until they start to brown. Â Flip and broil for a few minutes more. Â
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.
CC says
My family and I love this recipe so much, that I need to gather more ingredients to make it again this week! We'll definitely keep this in rotation.
keto newbie says
OMG Delicious! I switched out the almond flour for pork rinds, this recipe is so good. The shrimp alone was tasty and delicious with the sauce! Will be making this again and again!!!
Karen says
Great recipe. I made this for dinner tonight. We all loved it. I made a batch in the air fryer and another in the oven. Delicious either way. I didn't have all ingredients for the sauce. Used hot sauce instead and added a little Creole seasoning to the coating. Thanks for a great recipe !
Kelly says
I fried mine for higher fat to protein content. I also used pork rinds instead of almond flour (bc I hate that stuff). Let me tell ya---best bang bang shrimp ever. Thanks for the recipe!
ShelBel says
I made this last night for dinner. This was absolutely delicious and the sauce was incredible! No restaurant could have given us a better meal! I served this with fresh green beans and the sauce was delicious on these as well.
My only change was that I added 1/8 C unsweetened coconut to the almond flour mix (and I probably could have added 1/4C). Thank you for your wonderful creation!
Carol says
One of the best keto recipes I’ve tried. One problem though...I wanted to eat the entire recipe myself! So so good. Thank you!
Danielle says
This an awesome recipe. We love it. The only problem I have is that my breading doesn’t seem to stick to the shrimp, especially when I coat it in the sauce. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much
Cindy says
The sauce is for dipping I think. The egg is for dredging
Ally says
What would you suggest as sides? We’re not big on the cauliflower rice.
Hélène says
Green beans are awesome. Or roasted cauli/brocc. Or both!
Missy says
Any substitute for the sriracha ? I can’t do to spicy.
jenniferbanz says
I would just leave it out
Ruth Gilbert says
Jennifer: my husband and I liked these so much we had them 2 nights in a row for dinner. We baked them in the oven instead of using our air fryer. We used one recipe of sauce for both nights. Absolutely delicious! 5 stars for this recipe!
Kim says
This was so good. Garnished with tuxedo sesame seeds and green onion!
Allison says
Yummy! Fantastic recipe-enjoyed every bite!
Caroline says
Hi what is broil?
jenniferbanz says
It's a setting on most ovens
Elena says
What’s the serving for the nutritional information?
jenniferbanz says
1/4th of the recipe
Joy Volk says
Could you use powdered parmesan cheese instead?
jenniferbanz says
That should work
Beth H says
I absolutely love this recipe. It is in my regular rotation. I make this at least 2 or 3 times a month.
Thank you so much for all of your delicious and easy recipes
AshleeD says
Thank you for this great recipe! Followed the recipe exactly, used monk fruit as my sweetener, and air fried half while lightly pan frying the other half in coconut oil. Both were delicious, but even with generous spraying, they stuck to my air fryer so I preferred the pan fry. My husband used the extra sauce as salad dressing he loved it so much, and we served the shrimp with cauliflower fried rice. Delicious!
doris says
what is finger paste
jenniferbanz says
Ginger paste is a convenience item in the produce section of the grocery store. A paste made from ginger root. You could also use ginger root chopped up.
Connie says
Delicious!! A big hit at my house! I teamed it with stir-fried cauliflower rice. I can't wait to make if for friends.
Lisa Erickson says
I is there a substitute for the Parmesan cheese? No Dairy for me!
Beth says
Any substitutions for the mayo? Can't stand the stuff
jenniferbanz says
You could try Greek Yogurt or sour cream
Janette says
Loved these but wondering how to keep shrimp from sticking to air fryer screen.
jenniferbanz says
I spray really well with cooking spray
Anita says
Omg this is awesome and the sauce is fantastic. I have used the sauce on just about everything. I use the crumb on baked pork chops. Thank you!!
jenniferbanz says
Thank you, Anita! I could drink the sauce it is so good!
Sarah says
Where did you find the finger paste? I’m making it tonight but couldn’t find the paste
jenniferbanz says
I find it in the produce section
Margaret says
So So Good!!! I just finished eating this and it is now my favorite keto shrimp recipe! The shrimp coating was crunchy and I couldn't tell it wasn't made with flour. The sauce was not too hot. The entire recipe was super easy and quick to make. I will be making this often! Thanks for the recipe
Kanchan says
What can be used as a substitute for swerve?
jenniferbanz says
You could use any sweetener that is a 1 for 1 substitute to sugar
Ginger May says
This was DELICIOUS!! One of the best things I've ever made! I made three variations of the batter -- almond flour, coconut flour, and hemp hearts. While all were tasty, everyone loved the hemp hearts version the most. We made these as lettuce cups and this was a huge hit with everyone. Also, the sauce is addicting and can be used in a number of different ways. This whole recipe is soon to be in high rotation at my house!
Lucy says
Can I do this with wings as well my husband and I loved it
jenniferbanz says
I haven't tried that but let me know if you do!
Kathy Barnett says
This WAS a fabulous meal. I served it without sauce to my grandsons and they loved it. Us grown up loved it with the spicy sauce. It's a keeper!
jenniferbanz says
SO glad you liked the recipe!
Swe says
I cant thank younenuff for sharing this recipe .. it is so delicious and so easy to make . I am just like you obsessed with the sauce. Thankyou for your hard work and passing it to us
Christina says
Could these be baked in the oven? Or should they be pan fried with grease if I don't have an air fryer?
jenniferbanz says
Baked should work