Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp
Hawaiian shrimp trucks are famous for their buttery Hawaiian garlic shrimp. These large succulent garlic shrimp are cooked in a loaded garlic butter-infused sauce.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb shrimp (deveined)
- 2 tablespoon glutinous rice flour (sweet rice flour) (or all-purpose flour)
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup (100 g) garlic, minced (about 2 heads of garlic)
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (minced for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the shrimp. Wash and devein the shrimp. You can either peel the shrimp leaving the tail on or leave the shrimp shell on. Pat dry with a paper towel.
- 2
Coat the shrimp. In a mixing bowl, mix the glutinous rice flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt. Evenly coat each piece of shrimp. Set aside.
- 3
Cook garlic butter. In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and then add the garlic. Cook the garlic until fragrant and lightly golden brown, about 2 minutes. Watch carefully to not to burn the garlic. Then remove from heat and set aside.
- 4
Cook shrimp. In the same pan over medium high heat, add the olive oil. Once the pan is hot, add the shrimp in a single layer for about 1-2 minutes on each side until crisp and cooked through. You may need to cook the shrimp in multiple batches make sure to add oil to the pan with every batch.
- 5
Combine. Turn off the heat and pour the garlic butter back into the skillet and toss with the shrimp.
- 6
Serve. Drizzle with lemon juice and garnish with minced parsley. Enjoy!