Air Fryer Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp
Air fryer Hawaiian garlic shrimp is an easy shrimp recipe inspired by the popular garlic shrimp plate that you find in Hawaii. Large shell-on shrimp are coated in a simple seasoned starch mixture, air fried until crisp, then tossed with buttery garlic sauce. This recipe uses simple ingredients and cooks quickly in the air fryer. The shrimp come out juicy, flavorful, and coated in garlicky butter with a lightly crisp outside.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American, Hawaiian
- Diet: Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Keto, Low-Carb, Paleo, Pescatarian, Whole30
Ingredients
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- 1 pound large shrimp, shells-on
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped or minced
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot starch or cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 350 degrees.
- Clean and devein the shrimp. Pat the shrimp as dry as possible.
- In a large bowl, combine the arrowroot starch or cornstarch , paprika, salt, and pepper. Add the shrimp and toss gently. Make sure each shrimp is evenly coated in the starch mixture.
- Line the air fryer with liners or spray with cooking spray.
- Add shrimp to the air fryer basket in a single layer. Do not stack shrimp. You may need to cook this in batches depending on how large your air fryer is. Spray the shrimp lightly with cooking spray.
- Cook for 8 minutes, flipping halfway through. After you flip the shrimp, spray the other side lightly with cooking spray.
- Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt over low heat. Once melted, add the garlic and cook 2 to 3 minutes until the garlic starts to turn a light brown color. Turn off the stove & remove the saucepan from the heat so you don’t burn the garlic .
- Use tongs to remove shrimp from the air fryer. Pour garlic butter mixture evenly across all the shrimp.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 719 mg
- Fat: 12.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.2 g
- Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 23.3 g
- Cholesterol: 213 mg
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