Bang Bang Shrimp from the Bonefish Grill is crispy, creamy, sweet and spicy with just a few ingredients and tastes just like the most popular appetizer on the menu.
It actually reminds me of the Panda Express Crispy Honey Shrimp with Walnuts entree I did a recipe for last year. The main ingredients at play here are mayo, a very specific Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and Sriracha. 
I’ve read countless versions of the recipes online for this Bang Bang Shrimp and came across a post where a reader said he worked for the chain and that they would soak the shrimp in buttermilk before breading. This made total sense to me because most of the recipes I’d seen didn’t have enough body in the coating to be like the original.
I’d also caution you to use the right brand of sweet chili sauce as that is authentic to the recipe as well. A friend who used to work at the restaurant confirmed the brand of sweet chili sauce used in the recipe.
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Tools used in the making of this Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp:
Thai Sweet Chili Sauce: The authentic sauce used in the Bonefish Grill kitchen, if you don’t want to order it online, it is widely distributed in Asian grocery stores.
Sriracha: The king of chili garlic sauces, always keep this in your kitchen.
Dutch Oven: Perfect for deep frying, inexpensive pot and will last you for years.
Oil Thermometer: Keeping the oil at the right temperature will ensure you don’t burn the shrimp or have soggy shrimp by frying too hot or too cold.S
Shrimp Deveiner: If you love cooking with shrimp you will love this tool, it makes cleaning shrimp a hundred times easier!
Recipe
Bonefish Grill Bang Bang Shrimp
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Course: Main
- Cuisine: American
- Author: Sabrina Snyder
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon Sriracha
- 1 pound shrimp shelled and deveined
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- canola oil for frying
Instructions
Note: click on times in the instructions to start a kitchen timer while cooking.
- In a small bowl add the mayonnaise, Thai sweet chili sauce and Sriracha and stir.
- In a second bowl add the shrimp and buttermilk and stir to coat all the shrimp.
- Remove from the buttermilk and let excess liquid drain away.
- Coat the shrimp in cornstarch.
- In a heavy bottomed pan add 2-3 inches of canola oil and heat to 375 degrees
Fry the shrimp until lightly brown, 1-2 minutes on each side.
- Once fried coat with the sauce and serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Adapted from food.com
Nutrition Information
Yield: 4 servings, Amount per serving: 413 calories, Calories: 413g, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 24g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 300mg, Sodium: 1099mg, Potassium: 131mg, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 70g, Vitamin C: 4.6g, Calcium: 199g, Iron: 2.6g
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How long does the shrimp stay in the buttermilk?
Not very long, just enough to soak for a bit.
Recipe is good but not BFG. I worked for them and I would say that this is close but not the same.
Sabrina,
Your recipe for bang bang shrimp specifies a certain Thai sweet chile sauce. I click on the link, brings me to amazon. Is the brand name Mae Ploy?
Yes 🙂
Tailless shrimp right?
Yes 🙂
Has anyone tried this recipe in the air fryer? I would really appreciate some feedback!
Ok so here’s my take: first of all, thank you for such an easy to follow recipe! I was almost about to follow another Bang Bang Shrimp recipe that required way more ingredients & way more work until I came across yours! Whew! Thank the lord bc this recipe saved me some coins lol Although, I did not use the Mae Ploy brand sauce it still came out super delish! So thanks again!!
Thanks for the BFG recipe .
Perfect recipe as written. We like it spicy so I added a few dashes of habanero hot sauce. I’ll cook this again.
Second time trying this recipe and I absolutely love it! They closed the restaurant bone fish grill in my home town so this is the closest thing to it
I’m wondering if anyone has tried this recipe in an air fryer?
Hi: I would like to try the Bang Bang Shrimp recipe. Currently I have cooked frozen shrimp on hand I would like to use until I can get some raw shrimp. Would I have to prepare the cooked shrimp different from your recipe? Thanks, Jim in Omaha
Sorry but this recipe won’t work with cooked frozen shrimp.
Do you recommend using raw shrimp or pre-cooked?
Raw shrimp definitely. 🙂
I made this for dinner and it was delicious!!!
What is the name of the sweet chilli sauce that is used?
Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce. I have link to it above the recipe. Just click Thai Sweet Chili Sauce in green writing.
Wow I really didn’t expect for this recipe to come so close if not better than the original. I used wild caught shrimp and followed the recipe exactly. Loved loved loved it ! Thank you so much for this recipe and also thank you for the link to the Thai chili sauce. The picture of the sauce made it easy to find in my local grocery store.
You’re welcome, Carla. So glad you decided to give it a try. I appreciate the 5 stars.
Canola oil, are you serious? Why would I want to use anything that’s genetically engineered? And rapeseed isn’t exactly a healthy oil, either, in any case.Lots of great other options out there, among them coconut oil and olive oil Much easier to buy organic corn starch, though. As for the rest,this recipe is superb!
It’s a deep fried, coated in corn starch appetizer with mayonnaise based sauce. Using “organic” ingredients isn’t going to miraculously turn it into a salad. This recipe is spot on and delicious so I am enjoying it for what it is.
Joy you have shrimp that’s deep fried and covered in a mayonnaise based sauce and you’re worried and complaining about canola oil? People like you need a punch in the face. I bet you wash down your big mac with a diet coke too ??????
Thank you SO much Sabrina for a spot on recipe! It’s delicious!!
Lol, you cannot use coconut oil or olive oil for this recipe as it does not have a high oil temp like canola, veg oil etc. Please be educated (Chef) before making comments you know nothing about.
For anyone looking for that extra heat…try sriracha mayo in place of the plain mayo…it’s perfect for this amazing recipe!
This recipe is amazing! To get the heat I (and others) look for to compare to BFG…try Lee Kum Kee Sriracha Mayo…I won’t make this recipe without it!