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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
Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • 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.

Notes

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

Nutrition

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