Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Scampi Recipe

Driving up to the North Shore to the shrimp trucks is one of the things I miss most about living in Honolulu. This is by far the closest recipe I've found to that exact flavor. Perfect! Shell off or on really doesn't matter. On is authentic, but off is so much easier to eat and the flavors are nearly identical. I cannot recommend this enough!

Absolutely great! The two bowl garlic thing has never worked for me, so it was store-bought peeled garlic. Only other change was I have never had rice flower, so used potato starch (for the first time) and it was excellent in giving a nice crispiness even after adding the garlic butter. I usually just eyeball measurements, but this time actually measured, and the spices were perfect in flavor and amount. Tossed it in a bag instead of a bowl and every (peeled) shrimp was coated with zero left over. Will definitely add this to the menu rotation.

great dish. put it over some fried rice will make it again. used coconut flour instead of rice flour tasted great with that change.

I'm sure this is a 5-star recipe, as almost all your recipes are. I just wanted to propose an idea for preparation. You've mentioned how you don't like having to peel already cooked and seasoned shrimp because of the mess (I couldn't agree more!), but how cooking with the shells on imparts more flavor. How about if you peeled the shells off before cooking, and then sauteed those shells for a few minutes in the oil in which you plan to cook the shrimp? I think that will impart the flavor from the shells into the oil, and now you can cook your shrimp in it, thus getting the best of both worlds. Have you ever tried that? Did it work?

Followed the recipe, could have used more heat for us, but was good. Made half a pound of shrimp for the two of us, shells on, not enough sauce for me. Will make again because it was fast and have the ingredients on hand.

Outstanding! Peeled all of the shrimp. Tossed with only 1/2 of rice flour/ spice mixture saving the other half for making this again! Super easy and extremely tasty!

Absolutely great! The two bowl garlic thing has never worked for me, so it was store-bought peeled garlic. Only other change was I have never had rice flower, so used potato starch (for the first time) and it was excellent in giving a nice crispiness even after adding the garlic butter. I usually just eyeball measurements, but this time actually measured, and the spices were perfect in flavor and amount. Tossed it in a bag instead of a bowl and every (peeled) shrimp was coated with zero left over. Will definitely add this to the menu rotation.reed more

Excellent! Delicious! This was a quick and easy dish to make. Loved the garlic and spices. I used APF the first time but I plan to try rice flour the next time (I read that you shouldn't substitute APF for rice flour which can be made by simply grinding up rice in a blender or a coffee grinder).

AWESOME!!!! Took me back to Hawaii!!!! I added some broccoli to mine. Thank you for this recipe!!!

Loved it! Very similar to the Kahuku Aloha shrimp I had on Oahu's North Shore. Just needed to add some crushed peanuts to it. However, my husband found it to be too spicy for his taste and I will bring the pepper down 50% next time. Definitely a keeper!

This was absolutely delicious! Even my somewhat picky kids ate it! I used shell off shrimp and cut the seasonings in half and it was perfect. Smoked paprika made it taste like bacon shrimp! Will make again

YUM

Tried it for the first time — nailed it.

If you love garlic and shrimp, you should try this. It is a lot of garlic (a whole head!). And in my opinion, freshly chopped is best. You have to be on watch and act quick on this to make sure you don’t burn the garlic. We did this with the EZ Peel shrimp but I might do pre-peeled next time to make this a little easier to eat. Overall, would make this again! Thanks Chef John!

Made this according to the recipe. Spice level was good for us. Left the shells on the shrimp. I ate them, wife and daughter had issues and ended up peeling them. Everyone liked them and wants them again. Easy to make, and really good. Will definitely make it again.

Thank you! Excellent recipe. Been to hawaii several times, never made it to the shrimp truck sadly. This was awesome! I've made it at least 6 times. It is my daughter's fave shrimp dish. I usually add a tablespoon of kashmiri chilli powder to the mix.

Really good. I used almond flour instead of rice flour. Served it over salad.

I made this with the shell, but I also eat shells so it never bothered me!

Absolutely delicious!!!!

I've now made it with and without shells. Shells on is noticeably better! I just want to thank you for this recipe. I always planned to drive up to the north shore of Oahu to get this dish from the shrimp truck. The truck is gone now and I thought I'd never get to taste this. From the look and taste of it, I'm sure that I'm tasting the same dish. It may just be my favorite shrimp dish??