Hawaiian-Style Garlic Butter Shrimp

This recipe from Hawaiian chef Sheldon Simeon is inspired by the food trucks that serve garlic butter shrimp on Oahu's North Shore. The shrimp are marinated in a mixture of Italian dressing, mayonnaise, calamansi juice, and salt, then grilled and tossed in roasted garlic butter.

subheading: ROASTED GARLIC BUTTER:

1 cup avocado oil

¼ cup peeled garlic cloves (from 1 head garlic)

½ cup unsalted butter (4 ounces), at room temperature

1 teaspoon kosher salt

subheading: SHRIMP:

½ cup bottled Italian dressing

½ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup fresh calamansi or Key lime juice (from about 8 Key limes)

1 tablespoon coarse sea salt

2 pounds peeled and deveined tail-on raw large shrimp

½ cup chopped scallions

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 teaspoon paprika

Note: Ingredients may have been altered from the original.

Directions at foodandwine.com

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