A healthy and easy recipe for the best fresh shrimp tacos! They are ready in about 20 minutes, loaded with fresh vegetables and topped with an easy, homemade Bang Bang sauce.
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Do you love shrimp recipes as much as we do? If you do, then you have to try our garlic shrimp fettuccine alfredo or our crispy coconut shrimp with honey soy dipping sauce.
What Is Bang Bang Sauce?
Bang bang sauce is a mixture of mayonnaise, sweet chilli sauce, and a few other ingredients to create the most delicious sweet and slightly spicy sauce. It was made popular by Bonefish Grill in the United States. Bang Bang sauce is primarily used as a condiment and is especially delicious on seafood dishes, such as these crispy Bang Bang shrimp.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This recipe for shrimp tacos is ready in only 20 minutes. It is light, fresh, and perfect for summertime.
- The bang bang sauce takes this shrimp taco recipe to another level. It is perfectly sweet with a slight spice, delicious for topping these yummy tacos!
- These tacos are loaded with fresh, light ingredients. Easily change up the toppings to suit your taste!
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Ingredients You'll Need For Shrimp Tacos
- Bang Bang Sauce - Bang bang sauce is easy to make and only requires a few ingredients.
- Fresh Vegetables - You can use whichever fresh veggies you like for these tacos. Some other yummy ideas are shredded carrot, coleslaw, red cabbage, mushrooms, or pickled red onions.
A full list of ingredients with exact quantities can be found in the recipe card below.
Recipe Options
- Shrimp - Take these shrimp tacos to the next level by using grilled shrimp skewers brushed with bang bang sauce, crispy bang bang shrimp or this garlic butter shrimp recipe as the filling!
- Make It Vegan - Easily make these shrimp tacos vegan by using my crispy tofu recipe and using vegan mayo in the bang bang sauce. After the crispy tofu is made, omit the butter and toss it in a pan with some olive oil and garlic for a few minutes to give it that delicious garlicky taste!
If you want more taco recipes, check out my Taco Bell copycat crunchwrap supreme recipe, these delicious chipotle chicken tacos, or my favorite blackened shrimp taco bowls!
How To Serve Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Bang bang shrimp tacos can be served as a main dish, an appetizer or a light lunch. Just like these blackened shrimp taco bowls, they make for a wonderful fresh summer meal option for any time of the day.
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How to Make Shrimp Tacos With Bang Bang Sauce
To Make The Garlic Shrimp
In a large skillet, melt the butter and sauté the garlic until fragrant. Cook the shrimp for 3-4 minutes per side, remove from the heat and add the parsley.
Assembling The Shrimp Tacos
To assemble the shrimp tacos, start by heating the tortillas up in the oven for a few minutes until they are soft. Top with lettuce, bell pepper, carrots, avocado, cooked garlic shrimp, bang bang sauce and enjoy!
Expert Tips
To easily drizzle the bang bang sauce on the tacos, place it in a reusable condiment bottle or use a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off.
Storage Tips
Store leftovers separately in air-tight containers and assemble the tacos when you are ready to eat.
Cooked shrimp should last up to 3 days properly stored in the refrigerator.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a delicious shrimp taco, use fresh, crisp ingredients. Some topping ideas are lettuce, avocado, bell peppers, cucumber, shredded carrots, red cabbage, pickled red onions, scallions, and a fresh squeeze of lime juice!
Some good cheese options for shrimp tacos include feta, Parmesan, cheddar cheese, Gruyère, or goat cheese.
Bang bang sauce, teriyaki sauce, or even roasted garlic aioli are all delicious sauce options for shrimp tacos.
Sides For Shrimp Tacos
These are my favorite side dishes to serve with this shrimp taco recipe:
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- 8 Flour Tortillas 6"-8" size
- Lettuce thinly sliced
- 1 medium Carrot finely sliced
- 1 Bell Pepper finely sliced
- 1 Avocado finely sliced
- 2 Scallions finely chopped
- Fresh Parsley for garnish
- Lime Wedges for serving
- 1 recipe Bang Bang Sauce
Garlic Butter Shrimp
- 1 lb Raw Shrimp 16/20 size, peeled and deveined
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4-5 Cloves Garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons Dried Parsley
Instructions
Bang Bang Sauce
- Prepare one recipe of bang bang sauce. Place in a reusable condiment container or a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off for easy drizzling.
Preparing the Flour Tortillas
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Make a stack of tortillas and wrap the tortilla stack with aluminum foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside until ready to assemble the shrimp tacos.
Garlic Butter Shrimp
- In a large deep skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add the extra virgin olive oil and garlic, saute for 30 seconds until fragrant. Increase the heat to medium and add the shrimp. Cook shrimp 3-4 minutes on each side until they are fully cooked.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley. Set aside.
Assembling the Shrimp Tacos
- On a warmed tortilla shell, add lettuce, carrot, bell pepper, avocado, scallions, and parsley. Top with 4-5 garlic shrimp and a generous drizzle of bang bang sauce. Repeat until all of the shrimp tacos are prepared. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Use the veggies you have on hand; some other ideas are coleslaw, red cabbage, mushrooms, or pickled red onions.
- Take these shrimp tacos to the next level by using crispy bang bang shrimp as the filling instead of garlic butter shrimp.
- Easily make these shrimp tacos vegan by using my crispy tofu recipe and using vegan mayo in the bang bang sauce.
- To easily drizzle the bang bang sauce on the tacos, place it in a reusable condiment bottle or use a ziplock bag with the corner snipped off.
- For leftovers, store each part separately in air-tight containers for up to 3 days in the refrigerator, and assemble the tacos when you are ready to eat.
- Some other sauce options are teriyaki sauce, roasted garlic aioli or honey garlic sauce.
Nutrition
The nutritional information provided is an estimate based on an online nutrition calculator and it will vary based on the ingredients that you use.
Sarah says
These look fantastic and fairly easy to make. My family loves tacos, but I have never made shrimp tacos. It may sound crazy, but I have never had sriracha before, I'm not a fan of spicy food, but even so, I am going to give this a try but maybe use a lot less sriracha.
Jessica says
I hope you do try them, I promise you wont be disappointed! Yes, if you dont like spicy food, decrease the amount of sirarcha or leave it out all together! Hope you and your family enjoy!