Name: Air Fryer Crispy Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Ingredients: 1 pound shrimp (shelled, cleaned, and deveined); 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 egg; 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

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This Air Fryer Crispy Breaded Shrimp is so easy to make in the air fryer and it turns out perfectly crispy and delicious in just 6 minutes.

These crispy shrimp have come to the rescue for me many times. They can be a simple and delicious appetizer or they can be the star of shrimp tacos. How do you serve crispy shrimp? Let us know in the comments down below.

Why You’ll Love It

Fried foods are no longer daunting, and say goodbye to the lingering oily fish smell associated with deep frying. The air fryer comes to the rescue! Enjoy deliciously crunchy shrimp whenever you crave them.
Air fryer shrimp are super versatile and they are the perfect protein to add to so many recipes. Tender shrimp with a crispy breading, what’s not to love?

Helpful Tips

As seasoned air fryer veterans may know, you shouldn’t use normal non-stick cooking spray. It contains additives that can mess with the non-stick finish of your cooking basket. In order for these to not stick to the air fryer basket you need to spray the basket with oil. A light spray will do.
Since every air fryer is different you should consult your models instructions on cooking times. This recipe was cooked in a 1500 watt air fryer.
You may need to adjust your cooking time for the size of shrimp you are using. Shrimp tend to get rubbery when overcooked, so you really don’t want to overdo it. In this recipe we are using large-sized shrimp.
Be careful when you flip the shrimp. The basket can burn you.
Don’t shake the basket. It can knock the breading off the shrimp.

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Air Fryer Crispy Shrimp

This Air Fryer Crispy Breaded Shrimp is so easy to make in the air fryer and it turns out perfectly crispy and delicious in just 6 minutes.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 6

Total Time 21

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings Servings

Calories 170 kcal

Ingredients

1 pound shrimp shelled, cleaned, and deveined
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

Instructions

Clean and dry shrimp.
You need three shallow bowls. Add flour, salt, and pepper to one bowl, egg to another bowl, and breadcrumbs to the third bowl. Start by coating the shrimp in flour, then dip it in the egg mixture, then coat it with breadcrumbs. Bread all the shrimp this way.
Preheat the air fryer to 400° F(200°C) for 3-5 minutes.
Lightly spray air fryer basket with oil and place shrimp in the basket leaving space between each shrimp. Lightly spray the tops of the shrimp.
Cook for 6 minutes. Flip shrimp over half way through cooking. Cook for 4 minutes per side for larger shrimp. Continue in small batches until all shrimp are cooked.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 26gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 223mgSodium: 496mgPotassium: 338mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 59IUCalcium: 94mgIron: 2mg

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