Dynamite Shrimp Tacos Recipe
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Servings:
12 Tacos
Ingredients
  • ½ cup Kewpie mayo
  • 3 tablespoons Sriracha
  • 3 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 cups peanut oil
  • 1 cup + ⅓ cup white rice flour, divided
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 cup club soda, ice cold
  • 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails off, rinsed and patted dry
  • 1 ½ cups finely shredded purple cabbage
  • 12 corn tortillas, warmed
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced scallions
  • ¼ cup finely diced fresh mango
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced Thai or Fresno chiles
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Directions
  1. Combine all the dynamite sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.
  2. Cover and refrigerate the dynamite sauce until ready to use.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment or foil and set a rack over the top.
  4. Heat the oil in a fryer or deep, heavy pot until it reaches 350 F.
  5. While the oil is heating, mix together 1 cup rice flour, ½ cup cornstarch, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  6. Add the egg yolks and cold club soda and whisk just until combined, taking care not to overmix.
  7. Place the remaining ⅓ cup of cornstarch in a shallow bowl.
  8. Add the shrimp to the cornstarch to dredge.
  9. Once the oil is hot, dip 2 or 3 shrimp into the batter using chopsticks or a fork and allow the excess batter to drip off.
  10. Carefully drop the shrimp into the hot oil.
  11. Fry for 4-5 minutes until pale golden and crisp.
  12. Drain the shrimp on the prepared rack.
  13. Continue to batter and fry the shrimp in batches.
  14. While the shrimp are still hot, toss them in a large bowl with enough dynamite sauce to lightly coat.
  15. To assemble the tacos, add a small amount of cabbage to the centers of the tortillas.
  16. Top with the shrimp.
  17. Garnish with the scallions, mango, cilantro, and chiles.
  18. Drizzle each taco with some of the remaining dynamite sauce.
  19. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve immediately.