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Bang Bang Shrimp

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     Earlier this summer we took a trip Virginia Beach to relax and refresh.  Heading to the Ocean I was excited to eat a decent fresh seafood dinner.  On one of the evenings we stopped at a local seafood restaurant.   Nothing fancy, just a restaurant on the strip.  I ordered a fried seafood platter and it came with shrimp, cod, and oysters.  It was nothing special.  I probably would not order it again but we did have something really great as an appetizer.  I had ordered Bang Bang shrimp for the table.  They were really good! This app ruined the rest of the food us!  The restaurant could not live up to the high quality of their appetizer.  Tonight I decided to give Bang Bang Shrimp a try myself.

Looking for a recipe something became clear to me, Bonefish Grill must have the best Bang Bang Shrimp around.  I have never had it, but every recipe I looked at online either referenced or copied Bonefish Grill's appetizer.  I decided to see what I was missing.  The recipe is very simple and maybe took a total of 15 minutes to prepare.  They turned out pretty good.  FYI, Rex was in town and made his Asian Noodle Soup.  It was better then the shrimp!



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  1. Rex and Ty's Food BlogAugust 17, 2017 at 12:43 PM

    Ty is too modest, the Bang Bang Shrimp was delicious.

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  2. UnknownAugust 17, 2017 at 2:39 PM

    Hands down best shrimp I've had! The Asian noodle soup was packed full of fresh vegetables and flavor, in a lucky girl :)

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