This tempura-battered crispy Boom Boom Shrimp enhanced by the sweet and spicy Boom Boom Sauce makes a great recipe for times when you are craving seafood.
Got a house party tonight? Boom Boom Shrimp is a seafood option that you must try!
Quick and easy to make, this dish makes for a great appetiser. So let's unveil the secret of this scrumptious dish without any further delay!
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Why Does This Recipe Work?
It makes for a great substitute for prawns while being a lot cheaper. Thus this recipe is a sure-shot way of pleasing all the seafood lovers at the table on the budget.
The recipe is quite filling on its own. Thus serving it as an appetiser will save you the troubles of making a fancy meal.
The recipe is ready to eat in a flash. So the next time unexpected visitors show up, you know what to do!
Cooking this dish is not as much of a headache as it seems, given the amazing taste. Quite straightforward steps of this recipe will leave very little room for error when trying out this recipe at home.
What Is In This Boom Boom Shrimp Recipe?
Shrimp. It is the base of this recipe. It is recommended that you take large-sized deveined and cleaned Shrimp.
All-Purpose Flour. It is the main ingredient for the batter in this recipe. This will contribute heavily to the crispy exterior of your Shrimp.
Cornstarch. Cornstarch is another ingredient that contributes to the crispy and crunchy texture of the recipe. It introduces an even, thin layer of covering to the Shrimp.
Baking Powder. In frying, Baking Powder helps draw the moisture to the surface from where it then evaporates. This is essential if you want truly crunchy bites, which would have turned soggy otherwise.
Salt. Salt, as always, is the main seasoning of this recipe to help bring out the flavours of all the other ingredients. Sprinkling as much salt as your tastebuds approve of is the way to go in this recipe.
Vegetable Oil. It will be used for frying the Shrimp. Flavoured Vegetable Oil will add subtle nuances to the flavour of the dish.
For the Boom Boom Sauce
Mayonnaise. Mayonnaise will give your sauce a creamy texture and a tangy aftertaste.
Peanut Butter. It gives the sauce a delicious sweet, nutty, and earthy flavour.
Sweet Chilli Sauce. Sweet Chilli Sauce has this delightful combination of sweet, sour, and spicy flavours that go really well with the other ingredients of this recipe.
Salt & Pepper. You can leave out anything else from the Boom Boom Sauce but Salt and Pepper. These are the essential ingredients to bring out the flavours in the sauce.
Sriracha Sauce. Sriracha Sauce will give a spicy twist to the Sauce, along with a slightly tangy and pungent garlic-like flavour.
How To Make Boom Boom Shrimp?
In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt until combined. Add water to the mixture and whisk well.
In a large frying pan, heat the oil.
Now, dredge the shrimps in the flour mixture (one by one), then put them into the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.
You may need to cook your Shrimp in batches if your frying pan isn't large.
After cooking the shrimps, put them in a paper towel to drain.
Making the Boom Boom Sauce: In a bowl, mix together mayonnaise, peanut butter, sweet chili sauce, sriracha sauce, and salt and pepper.
Serve the sauce with the Shrimp.
Top Tips!
- If you are using frozen Shrimp, make sure that you defrost it before using it. To do so, place the Shrimp in a large bowl and fill the bowl with room temperature water.
- Shell and clean the Shrimp after it has been defrosted.
- Shrimp cooks very fast. So be careful about how many you fry at a time.
- If you cook too many shrimps at a time, it will also cool the oil. This will make it harder to get an even crisp across all of the Shrimp.
- Lowering the Shrimp into the oil by hand instead of using a fork or a spoon will ensure that the batter sticks better.
Some Variations
- Keeping the rest of the recipe the same, just throw in small bites of chicken instead of Shrimp if you are not a big fan of seafood. It will surely taste just as awesome.
- Instead of vegetable oil, you can use any other high temperature-tolerant oil like peanut oil, etc.
- Sriracha sauce can be substituted with any other hot sauce like Tabasco sauce.
- The Boom Boom Sauce can be tailored to your taste by adding spicy seasonings like cajun or cayenne, sweet ingredients like honey, or the tangy citrus or vinegar, or anything else like Worcestershire sauce, etc., that you like.
Serving Suggestions
- Boom Boom Shrimp is, of course, best served hot and freshly prepared.
- A delicious salad on the side makes for a great complimentary dish.
- A batch of freshly fried French Fries is a popular favourite.
- Instead of drizzling the Boom Boom Sauce over your shrimp, you can consume it as a dip instead if that is what you prefer.
- For a festive meal, place the shrimp on skewers and brush the Boom Boom Sauce over them. Sprinkle some sesame seeds over them and decorate them with decorations specific to the festivity.
- You can serve the dish with any of your favourite dips - be it mayonnaise, ketchup, garlic sauce, or anything else.
- Serve with your favourite rice, lettuce wraps, burritos, or tacos for a complete meal.
Storage
Make Ahead of Time: Boom Boom Shrimp is best consumed fresh, as mentioned before.
To Store: The recipe can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. Store the shrimps in shallow airtight containers or resealable plastic bags.
Make sure that you store the Shrimp and the Sauce separately. Pour the sauce when you are ready to eat the shrimp.
To Freeze: Place the Boom Boom Shrimp in freezing bags or containers and then keep them in the freezer. They should keep for up to as long as 3 to 6 months.
Reheating Instructions: The dish is best reheated in an air fryer. They will be crisp just like before in about three to four minutes. The next best option is a convection oven followed by a regular oven. Avoid a microwave oven, however.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can absolutely bake them if you are looking for a healthier option that is less loaded with calories and fats as compared to other seafood options. Swapping out the flours with breadcrumbs might be an option that you may want to look into when doing this.
For the most part, both the sauces are similar. The only difference is that the Boom Boom Sauce is spicier because of the Chilli Sauce and Sriracha. Yum Yum Sauce tends to be more on the sweeter side.
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Recipe
Boom Boom Shrimp
Ingredients
- 450 g Large Shrimp , peeled and deveined
- ½ cup All Purpose Flour
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Water
- Oil , for frying
Boom Boom Sauce
- ⅓ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter
- ¼ cup Sweet Chili Sauce
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Sriracha Sauce
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, cornstarch and salt until combined. Add water to the mixture and whisk well.½ cup All Purpose Flour, ¼ cup Cornstarch, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ cup Water
- In a large frying pan, heat the oil.Oil
- Now, dredge the shrimps in the flour mixture (one by one), then put them into the pan, and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side.450 g Large Shrimp
- You may need to cook your shrimps in batches if your frying pan isn't large.
- After cooking the shrimps, put them in a paper towel to drain.
To make the Boom Boom Sauce
- In a bowl, mix together mayonnaise, peanut butter, sweet chili sauce, sriracha sauce and salt and pepper.⅓ cup Mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter, ¼ cup Sweet Chili Sauce, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper, ½ teaspoon Sriracha Sauce
- Serve the shrimps with the sauce, or you can drizzle the sauce over it.
Notes
- If you are using frozen shrimp, make sure that you defrost it before using it. To do so, place the shrimp in a large bowl and fill the bowl with room temperature water.
- Shell and clean the shrimp after it has been defrosted.
- Shrimp cooks very fast. So be careful about how many you fry at a time.
- If you cook too many shrimps at a time, it will also cool the oil. This will make it harder to get an even crisp across all of the shrimp.
- Lowering the shrimp into the oil by hand instead of using a fork or a spoon will ensure that the batter sticks better.
Some Variations
- Keeping the rest of the recipe the same, just throw in small bites of chicken instead of shrimp if you are not a big fan of seafood. It will surely taste just as awesome.
- Instead of vegetable oil, you can use any other high temperature-tolerant oil like peanut oil, etc.
- Sriracha sauce can be substituted with any other hot sauce like Tabasco sauce.
- The Boom Boom Sauce can be tailored to your taste by adding spicy seasonings like cajun or cayenne, sweet ingredients like honey, or tangy citrus or vinegar, or anything else like Worcestershire sauce, etc., that you like.
Nutrition
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Maria
Wow, that is exactly how I like shrimps.
Olivia
Can I bake the shrimps instead of frying them?
Radwa
I didn't try baking shrimps with this recipe; however, why not?