Firecracker Shrimp

The Best Firecracker Shrimp

This Firecracker Shrimp recipe is, quite literally, off the hook amazing. You’re already getting one of the best fried shrimp recipes, in all of the world and then you combine it with this spicy sauce and POW, you’ve got Bang Bang Shrimp. Now If you’re feeling a little lazy or a bit pressed for time and you don’t want to fry your own shrimp, you can take half the work out of this recipe if you are willing to pick up a frozen bag of fried shrimp. Even Popcorn Shrimp will work fine. But If you need a recipe, however, I highly recommend that you CLICK HERE for one of the best!

Firecracker Shrimp made with my Fried Shrimp

If you use my Fried Shrimp recipe when you make this Firecracker Shrimp, you won’t just be pleased, you’ll be astounded. My Fried Shrimp recipe has gone far beyond my expectations on YouTube by accumulating more than 750k views. It juggles back and forth for the number one position, weekly. So trust me when I tell you, this is the recipe for you if you want to learn how to make the best Southern Crispy Fried Shrimp.

Firecracker Shrimp Ingredients:

2 lbs Fried Shrimp
2 Green Onions, chopped
12 Red Chili’s
1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1/3 cup Orange Chili Sauce
1/2 tsp Soy Sauce, optional

Snap the Red Chili’s in half and combine them with the chopped Green Onions. In a small bowl mix the Mayonnaise and Orange Chili Sauce. Then, In a large pan on High Heat add the sauce first, immediately followed by the Fried Shrimp and the Red Chili’s and Scallions. Toss and stir the Ingredients for about 20 seconds until all the shrimp is covered in sauce, then quickly remove from the heat and serve your Firecracker Shrimp.

Crispy Fried Shrimp – Southern Restaurant Secrets

Fried Shrimp at it’s Finest!

Oh I love me some Fried Shrimp. Popcorn Shrimp, Jumbo Fried Shrimp or Coconut Shrimp, lay it on me. I won’t complain. And in all honesty I don’t really have a favorite. In fact the worst thing for me is the shell peeling and that’s just because it’s tedious. But, it’s got to be done and it’s really easy to do if you know the technique. But when it comes to Southern Fried Shrimp, you’r going to want to use a larger shrimp, jumbos even, and you’re going to need to leave on the tail for dipping.

This recipe is very simplistic and very easy for anyone to follow, based on very basic seasonings most everyone already has, right in their own kitchen. Sure it can be perverted and spiced up like some kind of secret chicken recipe but it isn’t really necessary, unless you’ve just gotta have more kick. But that’s entirely up to you. Flour, Salt and Pepper, some Paprika and an egg wash with hot sauce will set your pallet off after you’ve fried these crustaceans!

Southern Fried Shrimp Ingredients:

2 lbs pealed Shrimp
2 cups Flour
2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Black Pepper
1 tbsp Paprika

2 eggs
1/4 cup milk
2 tbsp Hot Sauce (Louisiana hot sauce is great)

Oil for Frying (I use Peanut Oil)

Peel and de-vein your shrimp. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl and all the wet in another. Place the shrimp in the dry ingredients first, then in the spicy egg wash and back into the flour a second time. Fry at 350 degrees for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Be sure the oil is hot and don’t over crowd the fryer. I eat Southern Fried Shrimp with or without cocktail sauce.

Sauteed Coconut Shrimp

Tropical Coconut Shrimp!

So you’re probably use to having Deep Fried Coconut Shrimp. Well if that’s what your looking for, CLICK HERE for that recipe. This Coconut Shrimp recipe however, is sauteed, seasoned and tossed with Pinapple and Scallions. Is that peaking your curiosity yet? Not to sound too cliche, but this is one of those recipes where the secret is found in the sauce. Luckily it comes already prepared for us in a can. It’s called Coco Lopez.

Coco Lopez can be found in one of three places at your local grocer; with the Mixers or in the Asian or Hispanic section. It is advertised as “Cream of Coconut”, but, nay nay I say. Coconut cream made by all other brands isn’t anything like the Coco Lopez Brand. Other brands are more like Coconut Milk, creamy and frothy and you shouldn’t use any of them when preparing this Sauteed Coconut Shrimp recipe. It won’t turn out at all. The reason is because Coco Lopez is more of a syrup than anything. It is concentrated and sweet, not milky or creamy like the other brands. So it’s really interesting to me that it is referred to as Coconut Cream, or “Cream of Coconut as it reads on the Label. But don’t let that discourage you. The only point I’m making is that Coco Lopez is what you want to use when you’re making Sauteed Coconut Shrimp, not other brands or other versions of it because it is not the same thing, at all. Trust me. But just for the record, I also use Coco Lopez’s Cream of Coconut when I make Pina Colada’s, and if you’re interested in that recipe, it can be found HERE!

Sauteed Coconut Shrimp Ingredients:

1 lb Peeled Shrimp
2 Chopped Green Onions
1 cup Fresh Chunky Chops of Pineapple
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
Olive Oil for cooking
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a large frying pan on Medium High heat, add 3 tbsp of olive oil and the peeled shrimp. Season with Salt and Pepper and Saute until the shrimp turns Orange and Pink. Add the Butter, Garlic, Scallions (green onions), and Pineapple to the pan and toss until the butter is completely melted. Then simmer for one minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and plate. Pour the Coco Lopez over the top and serve your Coconut Shrimp over rice.