I’m going to leave this keto bang bang shrimp recipe right here for when you need a low carb dinner on the table ASAP. You’ll thank me later!
NOTE: I recently updated this Keto Bang Bang Shrimp recipe post from 6 years ago, and normally I’d take out the extra stories that Google hates now and just throw the term Keto Bang Bang Shrimp in here a bunch of times for SEO purposes (read my rant on this here), but I decided to leave this one intact because Google is not always the boss of me (shhhh.)
Before I get to this keto bang bang shrimp recipe, I just have to fill you in on my latest adventures in lake life. As always, you can use the jump to recipe to skip it if you prefer!
So last night I left all of the windows open and didn’t wake up with frost bite this morning, which is how I know for sure that Spring has finally arrived in New York.
It was glorious, though the sounds of the lake right outside our window at night is going to take some getting used to.
For the first five minutes in bed I was lulled by the waves rhythmically lapping against the dock, and the contented soft calls of the geese and ducks drifting across the water.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh…..
I remember thinking how peaceful it was – that it was going to be an amazing Summer of drifting off to sleep to the sound of nature’s symphony every night…
Then somehow things took a disturbing turn and every noise started to seem sinister.
I was sure that the creaking I heard was someone stealthily making their way up the back porch stairs and prying the screens off…
Nope – just the neighbor’s boat scraping against the slip next door.
Wait… is that the cat puking in the other room again?
Nope. Just a series of small waves hitting the pilings from someone’s late night boat ride on the other side of the marina.
Gasp! Is that Hungry Jr. calling out terrified in the middle of the night?!
Nope. Local racoons squealing over some half eaten treasure pilfered from the overturned garbage can.
IT. WENT. ON. AND. ON… AND ON.
Now some of you might be asking yourselves (as would I):
“Why didn’t this chick just get up and shut the windows?!?!?”
Two reasons.
First, there are a ton of them and they crank shut which takes forever and is super annoying.
Second, and more importantly:
I AM NOT A QUITTER.
Anyway, I finally fell asleep at who knows what time… only to be woken up what felt like seconds later to the rude honking of an army of geese RIGHT OUTSIDE of our open bedroom windows at FIVE-THIRTY IN THE MORNING.
I’m just saying – it’s a good thing we don’t own a shotgun, because I would have seriously considered using it.
THIS JUST IN: Greenwood Lake Woman Opens Fire on Flock of Geese. Begs to be Taken to Jail so She Can Sleep.
Anyway, you get the picture – I’m exhausted this morning.
Coffee. More. Me. Now.
Hey, you know what’s awesome when you’re sleep deprived and you still have to function and be productive the next day?
NOTHING.
Just kidding – an easy and delicious dinner recipe, that’s what. It doesn’t get much easier or more delicious than this keto Bang Bang Shrimp recipe either.
Keto Bang Bang Shrimp = Crunchy. Sweet. Smoky. Spicy. BLISS.
I like to keep already peeled and de-veined shrimp in the freezer for situations like this, which costs a little more but saves all that tedious work of doing it yourself. Then you just run it under cold water to thaw it, toss it in the coating, and fry it up which only takes a couple of short minutes!
If you’re really looking to get this keto bang bang shrimp on the table fast, you can get the pre-bagged slaw mix and save yourself some chopping – and avoid likely maiming yourself in the process if you’re in full on sleep walker mode like I am today.
The keto bang bang sauce, which is where most of the awesome flavor comes from, can be made in less than 2 minutes and tastes amazing on EVERYTHING.
It’s so easy that you literally add the ingredients to your magic bullet or blender and blend for 10 seconds.
Boom. Dinner is served.
Even with some short cuts, this keto Bang Bang Shrimp recipe is so good that your family will be too distracted to realize that you’ve suddenly disappeared and gone to bed early (with all of the windows closed this time.)
“Hey where did Mom go?”
“Who cares, this shrimp is amazing!”
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….
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Keto Bang Bang Shrimp with Asian Slaw – Low Carb
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 5 servings 1x
- Diet: Diabetic
Description
An easy and delicious copycat recipe for keto Bang Bang Shrimp, complete with a tasty low carb slaw.
Ingredients
For the slaw:
- 6 cups shredded Napa cabbage
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup sliced or slivered radishes
For the sauce:
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp chopped roasted red peppers
- 1.5 Tbsp Sriracha hot sauce
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar substitute
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
For the Shrimp:
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp Sriracha hot sauce
- 1 lb extra large shrimp, peeled and de-veined, thawed
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger (dried)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Avocado (or other) oil for frying
Instructions
For the Slaw:
- Either use a prebagged mix and just toss some cilantro and scallions on there for an Asian flair – or combine all of the listed ingredients and arrange on a large plate or platter. Chill.
For the Sauce:
- Combine all of the ingredients in the small cup of a magic bullet or blender. Blend until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.
For the Shrimp:
- Beat the egg and Sriracha together in a small bowl.
- In another small bowl, combine the coconut flour, salt, cayenne, ginger, and garlic powder and stir.
- Rinse the shrimp and pat dry.
- Add the shrimp to the egg mixture and then toss to coat in the seasoned coconut flour.
- Heat oil (about 2 inches deep) in a heavy duty medium sized pan until it sizzles when you flick a (TINY) drop of water into it.
- To conserve oil, don’t use a huge pan – even if it means you have to cook the shrimp in smaller batches of about 5 at a time.
- Cook the coated shrimp until golden brown and firm – if your oil is hot this should only take 2 minutes or so.
- Remove to a paper towel lined plate until all of the shrimp are cooked.
- Arrange the hot shrimp on the cold slaw and drizzle with the sauce.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
For the best results you want to prepare your slaw and sauce first – then your shrimp is still crispy and hot, which makes a nice contrast when you serve it with the cold slaw and sauce.
Approximate net carbs per serving = 6g
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Keto Dinner Recipes
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups slaw, 2 T sauce, 6 shrimp
- Calories: 363
- Fat: 26g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
Keywords: Keto Bang Bang Shrimp, Low Carb Bang Bang Shrimp, Keto fried shrimp
Linda says
Yum! I don’t fry things usually or like things with covonut flour… but oh my goodness this was perfect! It was a winner with all 6 of us! I did put a little less sriracha for my land of bland child but it was still spicy enough!
★★★★★
Janice Flournory says
Wow, I just found dinner.
JoKing says
Nothing better than shrimp with some heat. I have been looking for a great recipe just like this.
Risa ferguson says
I can’t wait to try this one!!
Emily says
I loved the sauce, and I took the idea of slaw a step further and mixed my cabbage with mayo, ginger, lemon zest, and rice wine vinegar.
My only issue was getting the shrimp crispy. I started with coconut oil because I like how it doesn’t splatter as easily (for me anyway), and it didn’t seem to matter how long I cooked them, they just didn’t crisp up. I then tried olive oil after the coconut oil got gross. They came out more correct color wise, but still not crispy. Is this just a result of using coconut flour? Was my oil not hot enough? I even burned a couple and they STILL were somehow not crispy!
Any advice on getting them crispy?
★★★★
Ian says
Can you provide the additional metrics to get to the 6g net cabs?
What are the Total Carbs, Fiber and Sugar?
1.5 cups slaw, 2 Tbsp sauce, 5-6 shrimp: 363 calories, 26g fat, 6g net carbs, 22g protein
Thanks!
Calvin says
End the year with a bang with this shrimp dish
Katelyn McBroom says
Uhhh this is gourmet-level. I feel like a superhero after making this. So yummy, fancy, and easy! I tossed the slaw with the sauce, rather than drizzling it so make sure it was all coated and it was amazing. Perfect balance of sweet and spicy!
Make. This. Recipe.
★★★★★
Heather MacDonald says
Made this last night and it was sooooo good! Thank you!
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
Still love this one! Glad it was a hit!
cathy says
I make this a few times a month and even my non low carb friends love it. The shrimp are even delicious cold the next day for lunch.
★★★★★
Jenny says
I absolutely loved this recipe! Made it tonight for the first time and my husband and I were thrilled with the results. Everything about it was perfect… that sauce… OMG…. Thank you for this post!!
★★★★★
Elise Ann Wormuth says
Could the shrimp be baked instead of fried? Would they brown up?
Tia says
I added this recipe to My Fitness Pal and the carbs I got was 35g not 6g.
Mellissa Sevigny says
MFP is definitely drunk on that one.
Erica Kollman says
This is the only shrimp recipe my husband will eat, and he hates fish of any kind.
★★★★★
Sabrina says
Just made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I loved it :)
I added just a little more cayenne to the flour mixture ( I can never have things too spicy)
Will definitely be making again soon!
★★★★★
Patrick says
2 T sugar to 1/3 c mayo seems like a lot of sugar to me.
Is 2T really the correct amonnt?
I know I can *and will) reduce the amount, I just wanted to verify the accuracy of the recipe as written.
Mellissa Sevigny says
I used sugar substitute but yes, it’s meant to be both spicy and sweet.
Kimber says
For Keto use Stevia instead of granulated sugar. I’ll try this tonight.
H says
I enjoyed this recipe, but found the slaw waaay to sweet with 2 tbsp of truvia (the erythritol/stevia blend). Tried the slaw again with 2 tsp and it was perfect.
Beckie says
So I made this tonight. Very tasty. For some reason, though, I think the coconut flour made some sort of frothiness occur while I was frying up the shrimp. It was weird!
I may try again subbing 2T of arrowroot powder for 1/4 c coconut flour.
Again: yummmmmm!!
★★★★
shannon @ a periodic table says
you are making me so hungry this morning it hurts. also, my stomach hurts because i’m laughing. I HAVE HAD THAT NIGHT BEFORE. :)
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks for making me feel less alone in my sleep deprived craziness! And now you’ve also had an ab workout – you’re welcome! :)
BusyVP says
I understand your pain. I am very sensitive to sounds when I sleep. I finally gave up and use foam ear plugs. The pink ones are nice, soft and short (for women). Cheap and a wonderful solution. They don’t cut everything out (good – would not want to sleep through the fire alarm) but they muffle the small sounds so you don’t wake to everything. Bonus – they muffle the hubby’s snoring too. I find my earplugs at grocery store.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks for the recommendation – I definitely considered ear plugs after that first night! I have slept with the windows open the last few nights though and have had no trouble – I think I’ve finally gotten used to all of the noises and I’m enjoying the fresh air! :)
Jen says
Definitely sleep deprived. lol (pssst… you totally forgot to embed the product links in the recipe) All razzing aside, this sounds yummy and I can’t wait to try it.
Mellissa Sevigny says
See?!?!? I didn’t even notice that Jen! I’ll have to go back and fix it when I get a chance, thanks for letting me know! ;)
Dita MacDonald says
What can I use in place of the “fish sauce”?? I love all your recipes and thrilled that you just posted Bang Bang Shrimp!!! One of my favorite things when eating out. Now I can make at home. Thanks again for all your hard work.
Wenchypoo says
If you add 1/2t. of unflavored gelatin to your coconut flour, it would stick better to the shrimp while frying. This trick also works when baking coated meats.
The protein in the gelatin forms a bond with the protein in the meat (or egg coating), making it unbreakable.
Jen says
Ooh really?? That sounds like a nifty trick.
Mellissa Sevigny says
I have gelatin and will be trying this on my next batch of fried anything – thanks for the tip!
Matt says
You are funny. Sleep deprived and funny.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Yes. Yes I am.