Copycat Applebee's Sriracha Shrimp

Lightly battered shrimp, lightly fried, then tossed in a great Sriracha mayonnaise sauce. This is exactly as I remember except I left the Sriracha sauce on the side for dipping.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword copycat, shrimp, spicy

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 222kcal

Author Mike

Equipment

Ingredients

For the shrimp

Vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch plus 1 teaspoon
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup club soda well chilled
1 pound shrimp peeled, deveined (I used 20-30 count shrimp, but you might want to use 30-40 count for an appetizer-sized dish)

For the Sriracha dipping sauce

¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Sriracha
1 tablespoon lime juice

Instructions

For the shrimp

Preheat 1/2" of oil in a Dutch oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, salt, cayenne and garlic powder.
Whisk in the club soda until smooth.
Add the shrimp to the batter and coat well on all sides.
Shake off excess batter and add to hot oil.
Fry shrimp 3 minutes, then flip and fry another 2 minutes.
Remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
Serve with dipping sauce on the side.

For the Sriracha dipping sauce

Whisk together all ingredients.

Notes

The dipping sauce is also great for dipping chicken nuggets!

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