Lemongrass Garlic Shrimp
Here’s another spin on Hawaiian garlic shrimp— this time made in a cast iron skillet to easily transport to your next potluck !!
What you’ll need:
40 jumbo shrimp
1/4 cup cornstarch
salt
black pepper
paprika
2 tbsp fresh minced lemongrass (or lemongrass paste)
8 oz unsalted butter
1 tbsp fish sauce
20 garlic cloves
1 large shallot
fresh parsley
olive oil
cast iron skillet
Instructions:
Prep shrimp: Defrost, peel, devein, and leave the tail on . Clean shrimp with cool water and pat dry . Carefully butterfly one shrimp at a time slightly so that way shrimp can stand up on its own . (See video for images).
Next place shrimp into a large mixing bowl and season with cornstarch, salt, black pepper, minced lemongrass, and paprika . Mix well to combine .
Now arrange shrimp with butterflied slits on the bottom on a greased cast iron skillet into a spiral .
Place entire cast iron with spiraled shrimp into a pre-heated oven and bake at 375F for about 10-15 minutes depending on how thick your shrimp are . (You can also Airfry shrimp at 400F for about 5 minutes if not using cast iron skillet).
While shrimp are baking, finely mince garlic cloves, diced shallot, and rinse/dry parsley .
If shrimp are done, remove and set to the side while you prepare garlic butter sauce.
Place a shallow pan on your stove and drizzle in some olive oil . Heat pan to medium high heat . Once pan is warmed through add in diced shallots and quickly stir fry about 30 seconds .
Once shallots become fragrant, add in half of the minced garlic (save the other half for later) . Stir fry until shallots become translucent and garlic starts to have some golden color —about one minute .
Next, lower down your heat to low and add butter, fish sauce, along with the other half of the fresh diced garlic . Stir well to combine for about 30 seconds and turn off heat immediately . (You want to keep the other half of garlic a little on the raw side).
Now, using basting brush, slather on the garlic butter over the cooked shrimp and then garnish with chopped parsley . Let cool slightly before enjoying !
