Chili Crisp Air Fryer Shrimp
Buy our air fryer e-cookbooks today Ok, this chili crunch air fryer shrimp was a totally last minute appetizer when we had friends come over and it was a hit! We had to share it asap to show you the power and ease of air frying. Our simple recipe for shrimp in the air fryer topped with our homemade chili crisp is our newest go-to dish.
Video: Air Fryer Shrimp with Chili Crisp Recipe
Air Fryer Shrimp with Chili Crisp
If you haven’t dived into the amazing savory world of chili crisp, you’re missing our. Read our homemade chili oil recipe with crunch garlic and onions. You’ll salivate over the flavors and after making one batch, you’ll want to make it homemade instead of buying it. Topping it over our easy garlic air fryer shrimp takes literally minutes to make. Even topping the chili crisp over air fryer frozen shrimp works too.
Store Bought Chili Crisp or Chili Oil
Now if you don’t have time to make the chili crisp homemade, you can always buy it! There’s plenty of brands out there on the market that make this recipe so much easier. Heck yes if it makes your life easier in the kitchen. Here’s some of our popular favorites:
Best Brands of Chili Crisp or Chili Crunch?
Over the last years a new generation of brands have come into the chili crunch crisp market. From more traditional brands to new brands with unique spices, there’s something for everyone. We love the S&B Crunchy Garlic with Chili Oil. Great texture and savory flavor. Just a touch of heat & sweet. If you want more heat, the others are fantastic options too!
Air Fryer Chili Crisp Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 pound (454 g) raw shrimp , peeled de-veined,
- Vegetable oil or oil spray , to coat shrimp
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) garlic powder
- Salt , to taste
- Black pepper , to taste
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) crunchy chili oil or chili crunch
- Noodles, pasta, salad, sandwich , for serving
Equipment
Instructions
- In a bowl add the 1 pound of shrimp, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, and salt & pepper to taste. Toss to coat all of the shrimp evenly. Add shrimp to air fryer basket in a single layer.
- Air fry at 400°F for about 8-14 minutes (depending on the size of your shrimp), gently shaking and flipping halfway. You can start by air frying for 8 minutes first, then adding more time if needed.
- Allow the shrimp to cool completely. But in the meantime, prep your noodles, pasta, sandwich or salad.
- There’s so many ways to enjoy this chili crunch shrimp. Serve the cooked shrimp chili crunch over noodles, pasta, over a salad or on a sandwich. It’s even great as an appetizer!
If your air fryer is preheated or if you are cooking multiple batches, you may need to reduce timing by a few minutes (unless preheating is called for in the recipe).
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Nutrition Information per Serving
What Would You Put The Shrimp on or Serve With?
For starters, you can totally add it to any starch. But here’s some delish ideas:
- Noodles both dry and soupy. Add it to your next bowl of ramen noodle soup. Yum!
- Pasta and even creamy sauce kinds would be great.
- Add it to a hoagie for a sandwich or try a Vietnamese banh mi with these air fryer chili crisp shrimp
- Top a soup with the shrimp
- Make a healthy salad
- Create a grain bowl with couscous, brown rice or quinoa. This healthy bowl is great with the flavorful shrimp and avocado.
- here’s a great article on the yummy different varieties of shrimp to air fry.
Easy Recipes for Dinner or Lunch:
- Air fryer chili crisp chicken wings
- Love chili chees ehot dogs?? we sure do.
- Totally amazing flautas and taquitos hacks
- Our creamy chili oil or chili crisp oil is outta this world amazing yo!
1 Comment on “Chili Crisp Air Fryer Shrimp”
The chili crisp on the shrimp is so darn good. I’m making this for my next party.