I am having a very busy Monday and I wanted to create one of my favorite tasty quick lunches.
My Copycat Hooters Buffalo Shrimp are one of my all time favorite quick and easy lunches to prepare.
Yes folks I said HOOTERS!
My family and I love the food at Hooters, especially the appetizers and I make it a mission to recreate some of my favorites at home.
These shrimp take less time to make at home then it will take you to get to Hooters!
I am talking about in 10 minutes you can be eating the best Buffalo Shrimp without leaving your house.
The key to my spicy shrimp is you must use large shrimp.
I think most people who follow my blog is aware that I have a big issue with little shrimp!
When I eat shrimp I need a big, juicy, plump shrimp that should take me two bites to eat.
I don’t want to eat my shrimp in one bite, it’s like being teased, lol.
Yes folks, I have shrimp issues!
Back to these spicy babies!
I took LARGE shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied them while leaving the tail on.
You can remove the tail if you like but I think it makes my food look pretty.
Season the shrimp with all my spices, a little egg, and a little yellow sandwich mustard.
Mix everything together and coat in my seasoned corn/flour.
Fry these babies up then toss in my Super Spicy Buffalo Sauce!
Don’t forget to serve with a side of my Homemade Ranch Dressing!
Enjoy!
PrintCopycat Hooters Buffalo Shrimp
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 20 large shrimp, peeled, deveined
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon sandwich mustard
- 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- cooking oil
- minced parsley to garnish
For the Corn Flour Batter:
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
For the Buffalo Sauce:
- 1 stick butter, unsalted
- 1 cup hot sauce
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Pre heat oil in a large pot to 350 degrees.
- Rinse, peel, devein shrimp, leave tail intact if desired.
- Mix egg with mustard.
- Place shrimp in a large bowl, coat with spices, egg/mustard mixture and set aside.
To Prepare Corn Flour:
- Mix all ingredients together in a freezer bag, shake well.
- Dip shrimp in the corn flour, coat well, and place into hot oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pan.
- I would do this in 2-3 batches.
- Cook shrimp for 2 minutes on each side.
- Drain on paper napkin.
- Immediately toss shrimp in buffalo sauce
To Prepare Buffalo Sauce:
- Mix all ingredients together in a saucepan, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until butter is melted.
- Stir
Notes
I love to use Tabasco as my hot sauce when making these shrimp!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
did you use raw shrimp?
Yes Gaby.
I made these exactly as described.They were ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Thank you so much!
I am so glad you enjoyed them Camille! Thanks for trying my recipe.
Lisa
Yum!! This looks like chicken heaven! Thighs are my favorite, and like you, I used to be a breast girl too! Pinning to try! 🙂
The stated cooking time seems off, and I can verify by experience of trying this. Even within the recipe you suggest 2-3 batches of shrimp frying with 2 min per side. That alone is 8-12 min. Then factor in bringing oil to 350 degrees and the sauce to boiling, along with all the prep, surely you’re looking at 25 minutes plus for all of this this. Not to metion peeling and deveining shrimp if you go that route.
It’s not off. This is based on how long it took me. It depends on the size of your pan and it also depends on how quick you cook. I base cooking times on my experience. I am aware not everyone cooks as quick as I do, but I can’t assume to know how long it’s going to take you to make my dishes. Enjoy!
I don’t like mustard can I replace it or will it work without it
What kind of cornmeal do you use
Hello Ashley, regular yellow cornmeal like the one made by Quaker.
If I wanted to make these for a work party any advice on transporting and keeping hot? Thanks!
Hi Jessica, I wouldn’t add the sauce until right before serving. You can keep them warm in a food warmer, then heat the sauce and toss right before you serve them. Enjoy.
Are these crispy when removed from the oven?
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These are great. I double breaded mine and they were perfect. Thank you
I am so glad you enjoyed them Melissa. Thank You
Can you substitute egg as I don’t eat it, or replace it with some other ingredients. Thanks Anita
Hello Anita, you can use milk instead of egg.
Hello can I use cornflour versus regular flour to mix with the cornmeal? I have some that I use for frying fish sometime.
Yes, I use cornflour all the time.
Thanks Averie, I am really enjoying making bread. The process is so simple to enjoy something that taste so good.
Update: we just had this for dinner and it was GREAT! Subtly spicy and super flavorful. I added some corn to the rice and the sweet crunch was a nice contrast!
I would not. Shrimp doesn’t taste good after freezing.