Air Fryer Sesame Shrimp
Make the easiest and tastiest shrimp in the air fryer with Air Fryer Sesame Shrimp!
Ingredients
- 16 oz Frozen Shrimp (Peeled, Tail-Off, Deveined - Small or Medium Size)
Sauce Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce or Gluten-Free Soy Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Orange Juice
- 5 Tsp Hoisin Sauce or Gluten-Free Hoisin Sauce
- 1/2 Tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 Clove Garlic, Crushed
- 2 Tsp Sesame Seeds
- 1 Tbsp Cold Water
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
Instructions
- Begin by running cold water over the shrimp to loosen up any of the ice built on the shrimp.
- In a small saucepan on medium-high heat begin to prepare the sauce.
- Add into the saucepan the soy sauce, brown sugar, orange juice, hoisin sauce, ground ginger, garlic, and sesame seeds.
- In a small mixing cup, whisk together the water and cornstarch and set aside.
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients keeping it on medium-high heat until it starts to boil.
- Once it starts to boil, whisk in the cornstarch mixture and whisk in until it's dissolved and thickened, removing it from the heat.
- Place the shrimp in a bowl and pour the sauce over it, completely coating the shrimp.
- Place the shrimp in the basket of the air fryer.
- Cook on Air Fry at 360*F for 10-12 minutes.
- Once done, carefully remove and serve as is or over cooked rice and beans.
Notes
This can be made gluten-free with gluten-free soy sauce and gluten-free hoisin sauce.
Other shrimp sizes can be used it will just change the serving sizes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 167kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 25gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 183mgSodium: 1029mgPotassium: 379mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 19IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg
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