Easy Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp - Giovanni's Food Truck Style

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and provides a similar richness.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Chicken is lower in calories and canned tuna is often less expensive.

Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of rice flour to a bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of smoked paprika to the bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of cayenne to the bowl (optional for spice).

Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the bowl and stir the mixture together.

Take 1 pound of medium to large shrimp, ensure they are deveined but with shells and tails on, and pat them dry.

Coat the shrimp in the seasoning mixture, ensuring they are evenly covered.

Set the seasoned shrimp aside.

In a pan set to medium heat, add 3 tablespoons of butter and allow it to melt and brown slightly.

Add 1 whole clove of minced garlic to the pan with the butter and brown it without burning.

Once the garlic is browned, transfer the garlic butter to another bowl and set aside.

In the same pan, add olive oil and increase the heat to medium-high.

Add the shrimp to the pan in batches, avoiding overcrowding, and cook for about 2 minutes on each side until they turn pink and crispy.

Remove the first batch of shrimp and set aside, then repeat with the second batch.

Once all shrimp are cooked, return them to the pan and add the browned garlic butter back in, mixing well.

Let the shrimp sit in the garlic butter for about a minute before removing from heat.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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