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Craving a taste of paradise? Look no further than this Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp recipe! Succulent shrimp bathed in a garlicky, buttery sauce, perfect for a quick and flavorful weeknight meal. This recipe is easy to follow, and the results are divine. So ditch the takeout and whip up a batch of these Hawaiian garlic shrimp tonight! You won’t regret it.
It costs approximately $6.73 per serving to make this garlic shrimp. The recipe makes six servings for about $40.40.
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This Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp recipe will satisfy your cravings
You can have this easy meal on the table in under an hour. Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp makes a great weeknight dish or weekend meal to impress your guests with.
This Hawaiian-inspired dish will fulfill all your cravings for food trucks and bring a taste of the islands to your own home. You can make this succulent shrimp to feed a family of six for less than you can eat it at your local shrimp shack or favorite restaurant.
Hawaiian Shrimp Ingredients and Cost
- 3 pounds shell-on shrimp – $32.97
- 4 ½ Tablespoons paprika – $0.49
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour – $0.03
- 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper – $0.04
- 1 ½ cups salted butter – $3.36
- 3 large heads of garlic – $1.92
- 3 cups long-grain rice – $0.99
- 1 lemon – $0.58
The recipe cost is calculated by the amounts needed for the recipe. To find out more about how we price our recipes, check out Budget Recipes Explained. The pricing for this recipe was updated in December 2023.
How To Make Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp
***For complete instructions and a recipe video, see the recipe card below.
- Whisk together the paprika, flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a pie dish.
- Then, add half of the jumbo shrimp to the pie plate and cover the shrimp evenly with the mixture. Repeat with the remaining shrimp.
- Next, using a large skillet cook the garlic and butter over low heat for four minutes, stirring often. Remove the garlic butter from the skillet and set aside.
- Then, turn the heat up to medium and add the shrimp to the hot skillet in a single layer to cook for 2-4 minutes per side or until the shrimp are no longer translucent.
- Remove the shrimp from the heat, spoon the fresh garlic butter over the shrimp, and then transfer the garlic shrimp to a bowl.
- Finally, repeat the process with the remaining ingredients and then serve them together over rice with a lemon wedge.
How to serve Hawaiian Shrimp
Serve with two scoops of rice and with lots of garlic butter spooned over the rice, YUM! You can leave the shrimp out for about 90 minutes before it needs to be covered and stored in the refrigerator.
Storing Hawaiian Style Garlic Shrimp
STORE: Place the leftover Hawaiian-style garlic shrimp in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours.
FREEZE: This recipe does not freeze and defrost well, so we do not recommend freezing it.
Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Recipe FAQs
Depending on the size of your shrimp, it should take about 2-4 minutes to cook per side. On the side touching the pan, the shrimp is done cooking once it is no longer translucent.
When making this recipe, we like to use the largest shrimp we can find. We prefer U/15, which means the package contains under 15 shrimp per pound.
How to Make Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp with Kids
Ages 2-3: This is a great recipe for helping your child develop counting skills. Ask them to count the number of shrimp they put into the pie plate to coat with the paprika mixture.
Ages 4-5: Your child can help pour in the ingredients for the paprika mixture and then toss the shrimp in the mixture. They can also practice counting the number of shrimp they coat with the paprika mixture.
Ages 6-8: Ask your child to pre-measure the ingredients and then mix them together on the pie plate. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss fractions.
Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe.
Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe unsupervised while you do the happy dance in the corner!
Hawaiian Shrimp Recipe Budget Tips
Shrimp is an item that is a little more expensive to buy, as is most seafood, especially when eating out. $6.73 per serving is less than what you will pay for this dish when you eat out. We like to buy shrimp at our local grocery store when it goes on sale and save it in our freezer until we are ready to use it.
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Hawaiian Shrimp
Equipment
- pie plate
- mixing bowl
- measuring cups
- skillet
- Measuring spoons
- pot
- whisk
Ingredients
GARLIC SHRIMP:
- 3 pounds shell-on shrimp often called EZ peel jumbo or extra jumbo shrimp, thawed if previously frozen
- 4 ½ Tablespoons paprika
- 3 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
- 1 ½ cup salted butter
- 3 large heads of garlic about 15-20 cloves each, minced
FOR SERVING:
- 3 cups long-grain rice cooked as per package instructions
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
Instructions
PREP SHRIMP:
- Pat the shrimp dry with paper towels; set aside.
- In a pie dish, whisk together paprika, flour, salt, black pepper, and cayenne (if using).
- Add half of the shrimp to the pie plate and toss the shrimp into the paprika mixture until all of the shrimp are evenly coated.
- Repeat with the remaining shrimp.
COOK GARLIC:
- In a large 12-inch skillet over low heat, add half of the butter and half of the garlic and cook, often stirring, for 4 minutes.
COOK SHRIMP:
- Turn the heat up to medium and add the shrimp to a single layer. Some may overlap.
- Cook the shrimp for 2-4, or until the shrimp are no longer translucent on the side touching the pan (the cooking time varies depending on how big your shrimp are).
- Then turn the shrimp over and cook for another 2-4 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat and spoon the garlic butter over the shrimp.
- Transfer the shrimp and garlic butter mixture to a bowl.
- Repeat the entire process with the remaining ingredients.
TO FINISH:
- Serve the shrimp with 2 scoops of rice, and spoon some of the garlic butter over the rice.
- Serve and enjoy!
Monica says
Holy cow is this delicious! I especially love the tips for getting kids involved – it’s a good reminder that my seven year old can do a lot when I set him up for success!
Casey says
Omg, totally takes me back to the shrimp trucks in Hawaii! Sooooo delish–now I know I can make it at home!!
Lisa says
Oh man, Hawaiian garlic shrimp is my favorite! I’m so glad to have a good recipe for it.
kushigalu says
We love shrimp and the flavors in the recipe. I will be making this for dinner soon.
Amanda Wren-Grimwood says
My kind of dinner. Can’t beat shrimps with garlic and butter! Absolutely delicious.
Elise says
Did you modify this recipe recently? I used to make this all the time and I swear it used to include lemon!
Jess Jankowski says
Hi Elise, we have not modified it, so maybe you used a different recipe?