Zaxby’s is a Southeastern brand that serves up chicken fingers, wings, and signature sauces with Southern hospitality and a modern twist. After 30+ years of serving its famous fried chicken to guests, the Georgia-based quick-service restaurant is featuring shrimp — a Southern staple in its own right — for the first time ever. Now, seafood aficionados can enjoy another fried favorite from this legacy chicken chain. New Southern Fried Shrimp are served with zesty Zaxtail Sauce, a blend of the iconic Zax Sauce^® and cocktail sauce with notes of horseradish. Woo! Saucy!

The chicken brand’s seaside twist on Southern fried goodness is inspiration for fun menu hacks you can try at home. Here are five simple, flavorful ways to serve Southern Fried Shrimp:

1. Classic Party Tray

Let’s start with an easy one. Pick up or whip up a batch of Southern Fried Shrimp and arrange on your favorite party platter. Presentation is everything when it comes to entertaining, so whether it’s your go-to melamine or Grandma’s vintage pressed glass, just make sure it’s big enough to hold a generous amount of seafood. Garnish with Italian parsley and wedges of lemon and lime. Add edible spring flowers like marigolds, pansies, or dandelions from your yard for a festive touch.

2. Bloody Mary Garnish

Just when you thought you’d seen it all — from classic celery sticks and olives to bacon and skewered hard-boiled eggs — let’s up the ante and put some crispy butterflied shrimp on a stir stick to liven up your spicy brunch beverage! Your traditional Bloody Mary could do with some golden-fried deliciousness. The contrast of the crunchy shrimp — breaded with garlic and onion powder — with tomato juice and spirits is cocktail perfection. Chef’s kiss!

3. Deviled Egg Topper

When garnishing deviled eggs, the South’s most beloved hors d'oeuvre, how about shrimp as toppers? Halve fried butterflied shrimp and place them on top of your tasty little beauties. Again, it’s the juxtaposition of textures and flavors that makes this snack so unique. Your deviled eggs are, no doubt, tangy and creamy and smooth. Crunchy Southern Fried Shrimp are seasoned perfectly with pepper and buttermilk. To take it up a notch, drizzle your masterpiece nibbles with a delicious sauce for an unexpected zesty kick.

4. Shrimp & Sauce Flights

There are taco bars and mimosa flights and all sorts of easy iterations of buffet-style eating and drinking. Why not a Southern Fried Shrimp bar with sauce flights for your next event? Set out the party platter mentioned above with an assortment of dipping sauces in ceramic dishes for a flavorful culinary experience. Mix and match your favorite homemade and store-bought sauces from traditional tartar sauce or remoulade to Ranch or Zaxtail Sauce.

5. Shrimp Boil Without the Boil

Nothing is more fun when the weather gets nice than lining a picnic table with newspaper and dumping out a steamy pot full of corn on the cob, baby red potatoes, smoked sausage, and shrimp. But what if you boil the vegetables and fry the shrimp instead? Southern Fried Shrimp taste great alongside meat and veggies. For a pop of color, toss in some broccoli at the last minute, so it doesn’t cook too long. Pair with handcrafted peach sweet tea or your favorite adult beverage, and pass the paper towels.