Crispy crunchy perfectly cooked shrimp drizzled with that addictively good bang bang sauce is a meal you have got to make at home! Adapted from the famous restaurant version for a lighter keto friendly version in your air fryer at home!
Make sure the shrimp are thoroughly thawed and peeled completely.
2 lbs shrimp
Pat dry with paper towels.
Make the bang bang sauce
Whisk ½ cup mayo with the sriracha, Thai chili sauce, vinegar, ginger, and erythritol until smooth.
1 cup avocado mayo, 2 tbsp Sriracha sauce, 1 tbsp Sweet chili sauce, 1 tsp distilled vinegar, 1 tsp freshly grated ginger, 1 tsp erythritol or sugar
Add the scallions and stir to combine.
2 tbsp scallions
Set aside until ready to serve.
Bread the Shrimp
Set up your workflow for ease and minimal mess.
Place ½ cup mayo in a shallow bowl
1 cup avocado mayo
Place the pork panko in another bowl. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
1 1/2 cups Pork Panko crumbs, Salt, Pepper
Place a wire rack over a baking sheet neat by.
Working with a few shrimp at a time, add to the mayo and coat both sides.
Transfer the shrimp to the panko and press gently to coat both sides with a thick layer of pork panko crumbs.
Transfer the shrimp to the wire rack and repeat until all the shrimp are coated.
Place the shrimp on the wire rack in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Air fry the Shrimp
Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
Arrange the shrimp in the basket and air fry for 5 minutes. You may need to work in batches to not overcrowd your basket.
Using tongs, flip the shrimp and cook the shrimp another 5 to 6 minutes longer until the shrimp are cooked through and the coating is nice and crispy.
Carefully Remove from air fryer onto a clean wire rack.
Serve
Serve the shrimp over thinly sliced lettuce with additional lettuce as a garnish or to act as lettuce cups for eating.
Green leaf or bib lettuce for service
Sprinkle freshly minced parsley on top and drizzle with the bang bang sauce.
Freshly minced parsley
Add lemon wedges if desired and serve hot.
Lemon
Notes
Shrimp sizes vary so check the package to see what size you’re getting. For these look for shrimp that are large or, also labeled 31/35 or extra large 26/30, will do. The size of the shrimp reduces dramatically when cooked.We added ginger to the sauce, which isn’t true to a bang bang sauce, but the fresh pop really gave depthWe use avocado mayo, but this recipe works with regular mayo.We used erythritol but feel free to use sugar instead.Substitute panko for pork panko. Nutrition calculations are an estimate and do not consider keto-friendly substitutes like avocado mayo or pork panko.