Beer Battered Shrimp with Chipotle Lime Dip
Mar 26, 2026 11:24 AM
These Beer Battered Shrimp are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The shrimp are coated in a lightly seasoned beer batter, then fried to golden brown. Pair the fried shrimp with our homemade, creamy chipotle lime sauce for dipping.
Don’t skip the baking powder in the flour coating. It creates an airy, crisp texture on the outside.
I’ll be honest. I’m not a huge fan of shrimp. I can eat it and enjoy the flavors, but I don’t love the texture.
My husband on the other hand? He’s the taste tester of my shrimp recipes. Firecracker shrimp, smoked shrimp, shrimp pasta, shrimp alfredo, and even shrimp pizza, he’ll eat it all.
When we’re visiting Anna Maria Island in Florida, we get our fill of beer battered fried fish and shrimp. And one of my favorite restaurants has a chipotle honey mustard sauce that I adore. This recipe combines my husband’s love of shrimp and my love of the sauce.
This beer-battered shrimp is excellent served as shrimp tacos in a flour tortilla with Mexican slaw on top.
Ingredients:
For the Chipotle Lime Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce finely minced
- 1 teaspoon adobo sauce from the can
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- salt to taste
For the Shrimp
- 24 ounces colossal shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour divided
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup cold lager beer
- vegetable oil for frying (about 2 inches deep)
Prep Time:
12 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
32 minutes
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