Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp Scampi

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!

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!

I made it the shells-off way. It tasted great! My Husband and teenage sons loved it.

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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!

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??

I made it without the shells and it was honestly one of the best things I've ever eaten

This is a good and simple recipe that anyone could make their own. I wish I had taken a picture but it looked a lot like what Chef John made. I'm definitely making it again. Side note, that garlic peeling trick is AWESOME!

I will definitely make it again

Wow! Super spicy garlicky yummy goodness. Instant hit in this home! Will definitely make it again.

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

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.

Absolutely delicious!!!!

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.

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

Way too spicy for us. We could barely eat it.

Very tasty and easy to make. Will cut back a bit on the spices next time.

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

I made it with the shell off, used regular flour since I didn't have rice flour, and it turned out absolutely delicious!

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).

It was really delicious. I made the mistake of not completely drying my shrimp first

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.

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

Not bad, it looked so good when Chef John made it that I gave it a try for dinner the same night. It was good, except I had hoped for more crunch from the coating, but then maybe it wouldn’t be scampi...oh well. Maybe fried shrimp next time.

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