Hawaiian Style Crispy Garlic-Butter Shrimp

Ingredients

1 cup flour1 cup flour
3 tablespoons smoked paprika, divided3 tablespoons smoked paprika, divided
1 tablespoon garlic powder1 tablespoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons cumin2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon onion powder1 teaspoon onion powder
24 jumbo shrimp, deveined and cleaned with shells and tails intact swimming legs removed, optional24 jumbo shrimp, deveined and cleaned with shells and tails intact swimming legs removed, optional
4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
4 tablespoons salted butter4 tablespoons salted butter
5 garlic cloves, minced5 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onion, thinly sliced2 green onion, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to tastesalt and pepper to taste
2 cups chopped pineapple for serving2 cups chopped pineapple for serving
4 cups steamed white rice for serving4 cups steamed white rice for serving

Instructions

In a shallow bowl combine flour, 2 tablespoons paprika, garlic powder, cumin, and onion powder and whisk together.
Lightly season shrimp with salt and pepper on both sides. Carefully dredge each shrimp in flour mixture until fully coated. Shake off any excess coating so each shrimp is only covered in a thin layer of flour mixture.
Place shrimp onto a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack.
Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil.
Add half shrimp into the hot skillet and pan-fry for about 2 minutes on each side.
Transfer back onto the cooling rack, add remaining oil to skillet and repeat with remaining shrimp.
Once all shrimp has been pan-fried and placed back onto the cooling rack, clean skillet.
Place cleaned skillet back over medium-high heat and melt butter. Add remaining tablespoon paprika and garlic to melted butter and saute for 30 seconds. Add all shrimp back to skillet and toss together until all shrimp is well coated. Saute for 2 to 4 minutes or until all shrimp has just cooked through. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
To serve: Place a bed on rice onto a plate or platter with some bite sized chunks of pineapple. Pour crispy, garlic-butter shrimp and any excess butter over rice and pineapple and finish with green onions. Serve.