Buffalo Shrimp

With easy ingredients and a tasty appetizer or main dish, these Buffalo Shrimp are flavorful, fun and perfect for any occasion.

I love a good breaded shrimp recipe, I also like some heat to my shrimp as well. That is why we cannot get enough of these Buffalo Shrimp.

This is a great appetizer or main dish recipe that you can serve with so many other things.

With a light puffy breading and a buffalo coating, the flavors and texture is just amazing together.

This is one of our favorite appetizers to bring to parties, game nights, graduations, etc. They are good for all the things.

If you are a shrimp fan, then you absolutely will not be sad with this recipe. You will need to make this Buffalo Shrimp recipe ASAP.

Some of my other favorite buffalo flavored recipes that we have on our site include: Buffalo Chicken Pinwheels, Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches and Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:

1. Minimal ingredients help these come together in no time.
2. Easily double this recipe to serve more people.
3. Make these as spicy as you’d like.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST):

Large shrimp
Buffalo sauce (i.e. Franks Red Hot, Sweet Baby Rays, etc.)
Eggs
Milk
All-purpose flour
Salt
Black pepper
Cayenne pepper
Oil for frying
Lemon, sliced into wedges – optional
Blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping – optional

HOW TO MAKE BUFFALO SHRIMP, STEP BY STEP:

1. Whisk eggs and milk together in a small mixing bowl, then move to a shallow dish.
2. Whisk together flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a mixing bowl, then move to a separate shallow dish or plate.
3. Dip shrimp into beaten egg mixture, then dredge in flour mixture.
4. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan or Dutch oven until oil reaches 380 degrees F.
5. Line a plate with paper towels.
6. Drop coated shrimp into heated oil in batches, cook for about 3 minutes, then remove from oil and place on the prepared plate.
7. Move shrimp to a mixing bowl, drizzle wing sauce over top and gently toss to coat.
8. Serve warm with lemon slices and dressing of choice, if desired.

WHAT IS THE BEST SHRIMP TO USE?

We prefer large shrimp for this recipe, we also prefer tail off. This is just a personal preference.

If you want to keep the tail on for this Buffalo Shrimp recipe you absolutely can, just make sure that they are peeled and deveined so it saves you a step!

You can also use any other sizes of shrimp that you’d like, just adjust the cooking time for them.

IS THIS REALLY SPICY?

These are not super spicy, but they do have a kick. We add some cayenne pepper to the flour mixture so it give it a little more kick.

You can add more cayenne if you want it spicier and you can omit it if you want it less spicy.

Also you can choose what level of spice you want for your Buffalo sauce as well. So these are really adaptable when it comes to how spicy you want your shrimp.

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP MY OIL A CONSISTANT TEMPERATURE?

We like to use a clip on deep fryer thermometer any time that we fry things in a pain or dutch oven.

Since they don’t regular temperature like a deep fryer can, this is the best way to monitor if you need to up your temperature or lower your temperature.

Especially depending on the food you place in it, if it is cold it will lower the temperature.

So I highly recommend having a thermometer on hand to use whenever you are frying in a pot or dutch oven.

CAN I USE OTHER SEASONINGS IN MY FLOUR MIXTURE?

Absolutely, you can add any of your favorite seasonings to make the coating. We kept it simple for this recipe because we wanted the shrimp and buffalo flavor to shine through.

Some other seasonings that you can add to your flour mixture include:

1. Garlic Powder
2. Onion Powder
3. Cajun Seasoning
4. Creole Sesaoning
5. Lemon Pepper

HOW TO STORE:

This recipe can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator where they will keep for up to 3 days.

To reheat the best option to keep some crispness is in the air fryer for a few minutes or in the oven at 350 degrees F.

We do not recommend freezing this recipe.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• Use your favorite buffalo sauce or hot sauce.
• Add more or less cayenne pepper to the flour mixture as you’d like for spiciness.
• You can add some hot sauce to the egg and milk mixture if you’d like.
• Do not drench your finished shrimp in the buffalo sauce or it may become soggy.
• We do not recommend freezing this recipe.
• Add other spices to your flour mixture to add other flavors, see above for some ideas.
• You can use tail on shrimp if you’d like, also any other sized shrimp just adjust cooking time accordingly.
• Easily double this recipe to serve more people or just to have more on hand.
• We highly recommend using a clip on thermometer whenever you are deep frying in a pot or dutch oven.

Love a good spicy recipe that can be a nice appetizer or dinner? Then you absolutely need to make these Buffalo Shrimp.

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Fried Shrimp
• Blackened Shrimp
• Honey Walnut Shrimp
• Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp

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