Description
These Hot Honey Fried Shrimp are a tantalizing blend of crispy, succulent shrimp coated in a spicy-sweet hot honey glaze. Perfect for a flavorful appetizer or main dish!
Ingredients
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For the Shrimp:
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails on
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- vegetable oil for frying
For the Hot Honey Sauce:
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional for extra heat)
Instructions
- Marinate the Shrimp: Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a bowl. Add shrimp, coat well, and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Prepare the Coating: In a shallow dish, mix flour, cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and black pepper.
- Fry the Shrimp: Heat oil to 350°F (175°C). Dredge marinated shrimp in the flour mixture and fry until golden brown and crispy.
- Make the Hot Honey Sauce: In a saucepan, warm honey, hot sauce, melted butter, and red pepper flakes until smooth.
- Serve: Drizzle hot honey sauce over fried shrimp or use as a dipping sauce.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, double-dip shrimp in buttermilk and flour.
- Adjust hot honey sauce heat by varying hot sauce and red pepper flakes.
- Enjoy shrimp as an appetizer or with rice or waffles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: about 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 740mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 175mg
