I Know I'm not Hawaiian, but here is how I did Hawaiian Shrimp Scampi

As I mentioned last time I recently came back from my first time in Maui. When Husband and I are out of town we like to eat where the locals eat. So when we came across Geste Shrimp (Just Shrimp, get it? It's Hawaiian) and had their Hawaiian Shrimp Scampi I knew I had to figure out how to recreate this.

The Process for Recreating Hawaiian Shrimp Scampi in Seattle 

Step 1: Understand and remember that you am not Hawaiian

Step 2: Look up on the internet Hawaiian shrimp Scampi recipes and realize they all kind of suck

Step 3: You are not Hawaiian

After I came to terms with the above steps I took bits of a few internet recipes and came up with my own. I would like to preface with I do not really measure because I was taught to cook from my Italian great grandmother and she measured with a pinch, a handful and some, so please take that into advisement. 

Britt's Hawaiian Shrimp Truck Scampi 

1 1/2 pounds of shrimp still in shell 

3 full cloves of garlic (yeah you heard me 3) 

1/4 white wine (and some for drinking while you cook so get something good) 

1 tablespoon Paprika (sure that amount sounds good) 

1 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper

1 teaspoon Salt 

4 and some table spoons butter (yep and some, really that's up to you) 

1. Split, clean and devain the shrimp, but leave their legs and shells on, it will enhance the flavor and that's how it was served to me so that is how it will be served to you. 

2. Marinate shrimp in 1 clove of minced garlic, wine, bunch of shakes of paprika or the tablespoon if you need a measurement, pepper and salt. I let them sit for about an hour. Shrimp don't need a ton of time to gain flavor. 

3. When your shrimp have swam around in the wine, paprika mixture for about an hour. In a large frying type pan, I used my cast iron, melt butter on medium and mix with the other two minced garlic cloves. It's going to smell amazing and it's good for you to be around that much garlic...at least that's what my grandma always would say.  

4. When garlic is a bit translucent add the shrimp and their marinade to the butter and garlic. Mix those little guys into the butter. Yes, the garlic will get stuck in their shells you want that. Cook until pink, hey look at that you did it.

If you want to be really amazing add this Hawaiian macaroni salad and a scoop of white rice (don't ask me that's how they serve it) now eat with your hands and pretend you are in Maui.   

Until next time....