Best 6 Air Fryer Panko Shrimp Recipes

AIR FRYER BANG BANG FRIED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat Air Fryer to 400 degrees.
• Season the shrimp with the seasonings.
• Place the flour, egg whites, and panko bread crumbs in three separate bowls.
• Create a cooking station. Dip the shrimp in the flour, then the egg whites, and the panko bread crumbs last.
• When dipping the shrimp in the egg whites, you do not need to submerge the shrimp. Do a light dab so that most of the flour stays on the shrimp. You want the egg white to adhere to the panko crumbs.
• Spray the shrimp with cooking oil.
• Add the shrimp to the Air Fryer basket. Cook for 4 minutes. Open the basket and flip the shrimp to the other side. Cook for an additional 4 minutes or until crisp.

AIR FRYER FRIED SHRIMP

Steps:

• For the fried shrimp: Spray the basket of a 3.5-quart air fryer with cooking spray and set aside. Pat the shrimp dry between a couple paper towels, then season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper.
• Whisk the flour with 3/4 teaspoon salt and few grinds of pepper in a shallow bowl or baking dish. Whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt in another shallow bowl. Add the panko to a third shallow bowl. Dip a shrimp in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess, then dip in the beaten eggs. Dredge in the panko, turning until evenly coated. Transfer to a large plate or a rimmed baking sheet and repeat with the remaining shrimp.
• Preheat the air fryer to 385 degrees F. Working in batches, place some of the shrimp in a single layer in the fryer basket, then spray lightly with more cooking spray. Cook until the shrimp are golden brown and cooked through, flipping halfway through, about 10 minutes.
• For the spicy remoulade sauce: Meanwhile, stir together the mayonnaise, pickled jalapenos, mustard, ketchup, hot sauce and scallion in a small bowl until smooth. Serve with the fried shrimp for dipping.

AIR FRYER COCONUT SHRIMP

Steps:

• Spray the basket of a 3.5-quart air fryer with cooking spray and set aside. Pat the shrimp dry between a couple of paper towels, then season with a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Pulse the coconut and panko in a food processor until finely chopped and uniform in size. Transfer to a shallow bowl.
• Whisk the flour with 3/4 teaspoon salt and few grinds pepper in another shallow bowl or a baking dish. Whisk the eggs with a pinch salt in a third shallow bowl. Dip a shrimp in the seasoned flour, shaking off any excess, then dip in the beaten egg. Dredge in the coconut-panko mixture, turning until evenly coated. Transfer to a large plate or a rimmed baking sheet and continue until all the shrimp are coated.
• Preheat the air fryer to 385 degrees. Working in batches, place some of the shrimp in the fryer basket in a single layer, then spray lightly with more nonstick cooking spray. Cook until the shrimp are golden brown and cooked through, flipping halfway through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the coconut shrimp with some sweet chile sauce for dipping.

PANKO FRIED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Butterfly shrimp by cutting vertically down the back of the shrimp. Leave tails on.
• Season shrimp with salt, pepper, and seasoning salt.
• Heat enough oil to deep fry the shrimp in a skillet to 350 degrees F.
• Put panko crumbs in a shallow dish. Add seasonings to taste and mix well. Put flour in a separate shallow dish.
• Beat the eggs and water together.
• Dip the shrimp in the egg-water mixture.
• Add the shrimp to the flour. Toss to coat.
• Dip again in egg-water mixture.
• Toss shrimp in panko crumbs.
• Fry in hot oil at 350 degrees F until golden, about 3 minutes. You may have to turn the shrimp to evenly brown them.
• Drain the fried shrimp cooling racks over paper towels.
• Keep shrimp warm while frying batches of shrimp.
• Serve with lemon wedges, cocktail sauce or tartar sauce.

DEEP-FRIED PANKO SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs in a small bowl.
• Combine panko bread crumbs, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal and shake to combine.
• Dip shrimp in the beaten egg, shaking off excess. Drop shrimp into the bag of panko mixture and shake to coat. Place shrimp on a plate and repeat with remaining shrimp.
• Drop shrimp in batches into the preheated deep fryer and cook until breading is browned and shrimp are opaque, about 1 1/2 minutes per batch.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining shrimp.

AIR-FRYER COCONUT SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat air fryer to 375°. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on., In a shallow bowl, toss coconut with bread crumbs. In another shallow bowl, whisk egg whites, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Place flour in a third shallow bowl., Dip shrimp in flour to coat lightly; shake off excess. Dip in egg white mixture, then in coconut mixture, patting to help coating adhere. , Place shrimp in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket. Cook 4 minutes; turn shrimp and continue cooking until coconut is lightly browned and shrimp turn pink, another 4 minutes., Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients in a small saucepan; cook and stir over medium-low heat until preserves are melted. Serve shrimp immediately with sauce.