Air fryer Buffalo Shrimp
This crispy air fried buffalo shrimp is tossed in hot Buffalo sauce and served. It is a delicious appetizer or main. Super easy to make.
Servings 4
Calories 183kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Shrimp or 450 gm. Peeled and deveined
- ½ cup flour
- ¾ tsp. Garlic powder
- ¼ tsp. Salt
- ½ tsp. Pepper
Buffalo sauce
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- 1 tbsp. butter
Instructions
- Take 1 pound or about 450 gms. Peeled and deveined shrimp. Clean and dry them.
- I have retained the tails for better hold but you can remove them if you so wish.
- Assemble wholewheat flour, garlic powder, salt, pepper and paprika.
- Mix the spices with wholewheat flour.
- Toss shrimp in the flour mix to coat. Ensure that it is well coated. Lightly tap to remove excessive flour from the shrimp.
- Preheat air fryer at 390F or 200C for 4 minutes.
- Lightly brush air fryer basket with oil.
- Then lay the shrimp in one layer on the air fryer basket. Some flour may fall on the basket. That is not on concern.
- Lightly spray oil all over shrimp on the floury areas. You can also brush with oil if you so choose.
- Close the basket and air fry for about 2 minutes on each side. Flip after 2 minutes. Spray more oil or brush with oil and air fry for 2 minutes more.
- For my large prawns, this cooking time was perfect.
- In case you are using Tiger or Jumbo shrimp, you may need to add 1 to 2 minutes per side of cooking time for shrimp.
- Meanwhile prepare the Buffalo sauce. Add 1 tbsp. of melted butter to ¼ cup of hot sauce. Mix well.
- Take out the shrimp.
- Brush air fried shrimp with Buffalo sauce that you have prepared on both sides. Serve hot with some more Buffalo sauce on the side.
- Your delicious Buffalo shrimp are ready to eat. Enjoy!
- For 1 lb. Shrimp or 450 gm., you will need to do two batches.
Notes
1. Do not overcook the shrimp. Depending upon their size, they make take slightly less or more time for air frying.
2. After coating in seasoned flour, tap to remove excess flour. Also spray oil all over the coated shrimp so that the flour cooks out properly and does not become cakey. If brushing oil, wait for a minute of cooking time and then spray oil all over the shrimp.
3. After the shrimp is cooked, it will be slightly crispy. Brush all over with buffalo sauce and serve hot. You can serve some Buffalo sauce on the side as a dip.
4.In case you wish to store these shrimp in the refrigerator, don’t apply the sauce. Just store in air-tight container. Then you can air fry buffalo shrimp to heat. Coat with sauce and serve. I would not recommend freezing Buffalo shrimp as they will get overcooked on reheating. 5. You can use various types of flours in place of wholewheat flour as mentioned in variations.
2. After coating in seasoned flour, tap to remove excess flour. Also spray oil all over the coated shrimp so that the flour cooks out properly and does not become cakey. If brushing oil, wait for a minute of cooking time and then spray oil all over the shrimp.
3. After the shrimp is cooked, it will be slightly crispy. Brush all over with buffalo sauce and serve hot. You can serve some Buffalo sauce on the side as a dip.
4.In case you wish to store these shrimp in the refrigerator, don’t apply the sauce. Just store in air-tight container. Then you can air fry buffalo shrimp to heat. Coat with sauce and serve. I would not recommend freezing Buffalo shrimp as they will get overcooked on reheating. 5. You can use various types of flours in place of wholewheat flour as mentioned in variations.
Nutrition
Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 191mg | Sodium: 698mg | Potassium: 400mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 123IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 1mg