Double Crunch Popcorn Shrimp with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce. Party finger food that your guests will remember! Tender shrimp morsels with tons of crunch!
Double Crunch Popcorn Shrimp with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce
Happy Super Bowl Sunday… and we’ve got popcorn shrimp for the big day!!
Here’s a recipe perfect for game day snacking. The shrimp pieces get double dipped in a ginger spiced flour dredge before being lightly fried to a golden brown.
Fresh limes help balance the sweetness and the heat in the dipping sauce.
The dip couldn’t be easier to make and combines the sweetness of honey with tangy lime and spicy chilies.
Double Crunch Popcorn Shrimp with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce
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Double Crunch Popcorn Shrimp with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce
Double Crunch Popcorn Shrimp with Chili Lime Dipping Sauce - crunchy shrimp morsels with a tangy, spicy dipping sauce. Perfect game day food.
Ingredients
For the Chili Lime Dipping Sauce
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 tsp crushed chili paste or 1/2 tsp chili flakes or adjust to taste
- juice of two limes
- zest of one lime finely minced
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp corn starch
- 1 ounce water
For the Shrimp
- 1 pound large uncooked shrimp I used 21-25 count size, meaning about 21-25 per pound.
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/2 tbsp powdered ginger
- 2 eggs
- 4 tbsp water
You will also need
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
To prepare the dipping sauce
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, sauté the garlic in the olive oil just for a minute to soften it but don't let it brown.
- Add the honey, water, crushed chili paste, lime juice, lime zest, salt and pepper and bring to a slow simmer for 5 minutes.
- Dissolve the corn starch in the 1 ounce of water and pour into the boiling mixture while stirring constantly. Boil for 30 seconds or so before removing from the heat and serving.
To prepare the shrimp
- Mix together the flour, salt, pepper and ginger.
- Cut the shrimp into about 2 or 3 pieces each and season lightly with salt.
- Make an egg wash by whisking together the 2 eggs and 2 tbsp water.
- Dip the shrimp pieces into the flour mixture to coat well, pressing the flour mixture firmly onto all sides of the shrimp pieces. Quickly dip the floured pieces into the egg wash and then back for a final toss in the flour dredge.
- Preheat fryer to 375 degrees F. Remove the coated shrimp pieces from the flour dredge and drop them into the preheated fryer.
- Fry just until light golden brown; only about 4 to 5 minutes maximum. Serve with the dipping sauce.
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 245Total Fat 4gSaturated Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 118mgSodium 473mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 1gSugar 13gProtein 13g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
Dee
Sunday 19th of February 2023
I had tried the double crunch pork and chicken but hadn't tried this one. Loved it! Dipping in the lime sauce really adds so much. We made a meal out of the shrimp along with a salad. I will definitely make this again! Thank you!
Asiya @ Chocolate and Chillies
Sunday 3rd of February 2013
These look amazing! My kids love anything crunch so I know they would dive into these...and they dipping sauce looks wonderful!