Buffalo Shrimp
With easy ingredients and a tasty appetizer or main dish, these Buffalo Shrimp are flavorful, fun and perfect for any occasion.
Servings: 4
Calories: 302kcal
- 1- pound large shrimp raw, thawed, peeled, deveined, and tails removed
- ½ cup buffalo sauce i.e. Franks Red Hot, Sweet Baby Rays, etc.
- 2 large eggs beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 3-4 cups oil for frying
- 1 large lemon sliced into wedges, optional
- Blue cheese or ranch dressing for dipping optional
Whisk eggs and milk together in a small mixing bowl, then move to a shallow dish.
Whisk together flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a mixing bowl, then move to a separate shallow dish or plate.
Dip shrimp into beaten egg mixture, then dredge in flour mixture.
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan or Dutch oven until oil reaches 380 degrees F.
Line a plate with paper towels, set aside.
Drop coated shrimp into heated oil in batches, cook for about 3 minutes, then remove from oil and place on the prepared plate.
Move shrimp to a mixing bowl, drizzle wing sauce over top and gently toss to coat.
Serve warm with lemon slices and dressing of choice, if desired.
- 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.
Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 228mg | Sodium: 2187mg | Potassium: 259mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 3mg