The other day I posted a recipe I use when making Bang Bang Shrimp ( copy Cat)
It looked so good, but it's just too many calories, carbs, and fat for us right now. We are an a weight loss journey and I often have to get very creative so that things do not get boring. So here is my low calorie, low fat, and low carb version. It was very good. I think I will add more spice next time because we do like it hot. This version is not too spicy, so don't be afraid to try it.
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of Kraft Avocado mayo
1/2 cup, minus 1 table spoon of Walden Farms Mayonnaise.
1/4 cup G. Hughes Sugar free Sweet Thai Chili Sauce
1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce
20 large shrimp shelled and deveined
1/4 cup of half and half with half a teaspoon of vinegar in it. (Recipe calls for buttermilk and this will do the same)
2 heaping tablespoons of cornstarch
2 spring onions chopped
oil spray for frying
In a small bowl add mayo, chili sauce and Sriracha and stir. Set aside.
In a second bowl place the "buttermilk " you made and add cleaned shrimp coating all with the milk. Remove from buttermilk and let excess drain away. You will be happy to see how much milk is left in the bowl, so you are not consuming all of it.
Place corn starch in a zip lock bag and put shrimp in, shake coating with the cornstarch.
In a non stick fry pan medium heat, spray with cooking spray, heat pan and then add shrimp, turning as they brown. Watch them to be sure they are done. Usually a few minutes on each side. Because we did not use the heavy buttermilk, or the full amount of corn starch, these will not be as crispy as the ones at Restaurants. When done, remove from pan coat in the Bang Bang sauce. You wont need all of the sauce.
The flavor was great! As I said, you may want to add more heat.
Serve
According to My Fitness Pal here is the breakdown:
For the entire recipe,
Shrimp 119 calories
Cornstarch 90 calories
G. Hughes Sugar Free Thai Chili sauce 15 calories
Half and Half 59 calories
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Per Serving 176 Calories
Total fat 6.8
Net Carbs 13.9
Protein 12.1
