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.
Looking for more Asian Food?
- Asian Sweet Chili Chicken
- Cheesecake Factory Mandarin Cashew Chicken
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- General Tso’s Chicken
- Easy Mongolian Beef
- Panda Express Recipes… every single one in fact: Panda Express Recipes Index
- Many more Chinese food options…
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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Do you recommend using raw shrimp or pre-cooked?
Raw shrimp definitely. 🙂
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!
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!