Name: Keto Old Bay Fried Shrimp in the Air Fryer
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 23
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz shrimp, raw, peeled; 4 tablespoons mayonnaise; 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning; 3.25 oz pork rinds, crushed

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If your craving some tasty fried seafood you have to try this keto old bay fried shrimp that you make in the air fryer. It takes no time at all to prepare and bake and is crispy, crunchy and delicious. This very low carb seafood recipe has no net carbs and only uses 4 ingredients!

You might also like this low carb coconut shrimp recipe!

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I’m still playing around with my new air fryer and since it’s lent I thought this keto old bay fried shrimp recipe would be the way to go. My family loved it and it was so easy to make that I wish I had more shrimp to fry!

The old bay spice gives it some extra spice and I made a quick & easy keto tartar sauce to go with it. This dinner can be one in about 20 minutes!

white and blue plate with air fryer fried shrimp and old bay seasoning, tabasco and tartar sauce — Make this keto old bay fried shrimp in the air fryer in just 20 minutes total.

4 Ingredients For Keto Fried Shrimp

As you may know I love using pork rinds for keto fried foods and this shrimp recipe is no exception. So the only ingredients I used were mayonnaise, raw shrimp, pork rinds and old bay spice.

Aside from the old bay spice which I had in my cupboard, I bought the rest at Aldi. I love their frozen raw shrimp and use it in a lot of low carb recipes.

ingredients to make old bay fried shrimp: shrimp, mayo, old bay seasoning, pork rinds — If you don’t have old bay, try a cajun seasoning or make your own.

Let’s Make Some Old Bay Fried Shrimp!

Lately I’ve been using mayo when breading keto fried food because it keeps things moist and tasty. So all I did is thaw and peel the shrimp and place a few of them in a baggie with the mayo.

Then I squished the mayo to coat the shrimp and the bread them with a mixture of ground pork rinds and old bay seasoning. I had to do this in batches because I didn’t want to use more mayo then necessary.

white bowl with seasoning pork rinds and an air fryer tray with raw breaded shrimp and a baggie with mayo — I crushed my pork rinds by hand but you will get a finer crumb if you use a food processor.

How Long To Fry Shrimp In The Air Fryer

Make sure to spray the basket or trays on from your air fryer before laying the breaded shrimp down on them. Set the temperature to 380°F for 10 minutes. Test one but make sure you don’t over cook them.

air fryer tray with raw low carb breaded shrimp ready to bake

Super Easy Keto Tartar Sauce Recipe

We ran out of tarter sauce so I just took 1 dill pickle and put it in the food processor and whiz for a few seconds until finely chopped. Mix with some mayo and that’s it!

Make sure it’s a dill pickle and not a sweet one. One dill pickle spear has roughly 1g carbs and mayonnaise has 0g. I used 1 spear with ½ cup of mayonnaise.

white plate with air fryer fried shrimp and blue plate and old bay seasoning in the background

Other Keto Dips For Fried Foods

I love to eat fried food into flavored dips. Here are a few that would go great with this old bay fried shrimp.

white plate with a bunch of low carb fried shrimp using pork rinds — These fried shrimp are great with simple homemade dipping sauces. Just mix mayo with one of these: old bay, sriracha sauce, garlic, Tobasco sauce, jalapenos or dill pickles.

Recipe Tips & Notes

I like to keep the tails on because it makes it easier to handle when making it or even to dip in sauce after cooked.
Use a food processor to crush your pork rinds. Below you can see what mine look like and I did them by hand. They just don’t get as finely crushed when you do it by hand so a food processor does a better job.
If you don’t have old bay seasoning you can use any cajun spice blend or make your own old bay.
IF MAKING IN THE OVEN: Set the temperature to 400°F and bake for 8-12 minutes.

hand holding a fried shrimp that is dipped in homemade tartar sauce which is in the background — For any easy keto tartar sauce just finely chop a dill pickle and mix with mayo.

We really liked these keto fried shrimp and since of Friday fish fry has been canceled I’m sure I will be making it again! This recipe made 23 shrimp from a 12 oz package and each shrimp has:

53 cals / 3.3g fat / 0g carbs / 5.7g protein = 0g net carbs

Where to buy pork rind breading

If you don’t want to make your own pork rind crumbs you can always buy these Pork Panko breading crumbs on Amazon!