Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Enjoy these quick and flavorful Air Fryer Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos for dinner tonight! Perfectly crispy shrimp with a spicy twist await you!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Serves approximately 5 (10 tacos) 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb large raw shrimp (peeled, deveined & tail-off)
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups panko breadcrumbs (preferably Japanese-style)
- ½ cup tapioca flour (or arrowroot starch or cornstarch)
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- Kosher salt & black pepper
- Cooking spray
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 8 oz coleslaw mix
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ¼ cup chopped green onion
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- Juice from ½ lime
- Squirt of sriracha
- Kosher salt (to taste)
- 10 flour tortillas
- Chopped green onion
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 390°F.
- Pat the shrimp dry and set up a dredging station with bowls of tapioca flour (mixed with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper), whisked eggs, and panko breadcrumbs.
- Dredge each shrimp first in flour, then dip into eggs, and coat with breadcrumbs before placing them in the air fryer basket.
- Lightly spray the shrimp with cooking spray and air fry for about 7 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, Thai sweet chili sauce, and sriracha to make the bang bang sauce. Mix coleslaw ingredients in another bowl.
- Combine cooked shrimp with most of the bang bang sauce; reserve some for garnish.
- Warm tortillas and assemble tacos by layering slaw and shrimp; drizzle remaining sauce on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos (approximately 200g)
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 120mg
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