Quick and Easy Firecracker Shrimp with Sweet Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 lb jumbo shrimp or extra jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 cups vegetable oil or neutral oil, for frying
• 1 cup buttermilk
• ¾ cup cornstarch or potato starch
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 green onion, finely chopped for garnish (optional)
• ½ cup sweet chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons sriracha
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• ½ teaspoon lime zest, freshly grated
• 1 teaspoon lime juice, freshly squeezed