Air Fryer Hibachi Shrimp Dinner

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Today we are celebrating awesome family friendly, super easy dinners!!!!! This easy Air Fryer Hibachi Shrimp Dinner is made with quick seasoned shrimp and veggies, and when served with a creamy tangy 5 minute Yum Yum Sauce it ticks aaaaaall the boxes.

Hibachi recipes are quick and simple, and they taste delicious. So they’re the perfect solution for those days when you need to get dinner on the table fast. And this Shrimp Hibachi Dinner is a favorite Japanese Steakhouse restaurant-quality meal that is really, really easy to whip up and eat at home.

Trust me friends, it will certainly become one of your ‘go-to’ fakeaways. Yeap, you are totally making this 167,000 more times this summer alone.

And for even more awesome Japanese Steakhouse restaurant dishes, check out Instant Pot Hibachi Chicken and Air Fryer Teriyaki Salmon.

Hibachi style shrimp is a great dump and start dinner and a total go-to for Japanese nights, weeknight dinners, lazy lunches, and brunch spreads. I love making this recipe with juicy fresh raw shrimp, but you can also thaw some frozen shrimp from your freezer. Easy peasy!

Making Hibachi Shrimp in Air Fryer is also a great way to use those bits of leftover shrimp and leftover yellow squash, zucchini, and peppers that you are not sure what to do with. Add some leftover rice, and you’ve got an affordable yet totally delicious dinner.

Why Make This Recipe

• It’s Quick: This delicious family dinner is super fast to make and cook.
• Budget-Friendly: You need only a few affordable pantry ingredients to make it.
• Very Versatile: Simply add in other quick cook veggies, and you have something different every time.
• Minimal cleanup: It’s all cooked in one Air Fryer basket and one bowl for the sauce.
• Diet-Friendly: This dish is suitable for gluten-free, low-carb, and keto diets (without the rice or yum yum sauce).

Related Recipes : Instant Pot Hibachi Chicken.

Ingredient Notes

• Shrimp – Either fresh raw shrimp or thawed frozen shrimp. Be sure to use deveined shrimp.
• Quick Cook Vegetables – Such as yellow squash, zucchini, mushroom, and green bell pepper.
• Tamari Soy Sauce – Adds great umami flavor. To keep this gluten free, use Tamari soy sauce. You can also choose to use a low sodium soy sauce instead.
• Sesame Oil – Gives the dish a nice earthy, nutty quality.
• Olive Oil – Can also use avocado oil or your favorite vegetable oil variety.
• Minced Garlic and Fresh Ginger – Bring tons of great flavor.

Ok, so are you ready whip up the easiest Hibachi Shrimp? Then go grab all the lovely ingredients from your pantry and fridge and come back so I can show you…

How To Make Hibachi Shrimp In The Air Fryer

1. Preheat Air Fryer to 400 degrees F / 200 degrees C.
2. Place the raw shrimp, vegetables, Tamari soy sauce, sesame oil, olive oil, minced garlic and minced ginger in a mixing bowl and make sure everything is fully combined.
3. Then add half the mixture into the air fryer basket and cook for 8-9 minutes, turning halfway through.
4. Remove and add the remaining shrimp mixture and cook for another 8-9 minutes.
5. If desired, garnish with sesame seeds and serve with yum yum sauce.

Tips For Success

• If you start with frozen shrimp, make sure to thoroughly defrost and drain them before using.
• This recipe uses jumbo shrimp, not the smaller variety.
• If you have time, let the hibachi vegetables and shrimp marinate for about 30 minutes, up to 2 hours, making sure to stir everything a couple of times.
• Try and make sure the veggie pieces are all the same size so they cook at the same rate. Use a sharp knife to slice them.
• Cook time depends on the shrimp, as you don’t want to overcook these. So make sure you cut your veggies to a good size so that they cook in the allocated 8-9 minutes.
• Feel free to double or triple the recipe to serve a crowd. But you would need to cook this in more batches.
• To keep this low carb, serve with cauliflower rice instead of steamed white rice.

Recipe Variations

This version of Hibachi Shrimp is a delicious meal as is. However, you can also mix and match with different spices and vegetables, to suit your taste. If you are swapping veggies, be sure to use quick-cook veggies.

• Add Citrus – a dash of lime juice or lemon juice will brighten up the flavor profile.
• Swap The Mushrooms – I like to use cremini mushrooms, but you can swap in shiitake, baby Bellas, or your favorite variety.
• Customize The Sauce – By adding Teriyaki sauce, rice vinegar, or oyster sauce.
• Add More Veggies – Green beans, asparagus, bok choy, or celery would all work well.
• Make It Spicy – Like a little heat? Then add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a dash of sriracha hot sauce.

Hibachi Shrimp Sauce Recipe 

So what exactly is Hibachi Shrimp Sauce? Also known as Yum Yum Sauce it’s a creamy savory mayo-based sauce normally served with seafood in Japanese steakhouses.

Yeap, this awesome orange hued hibachi sauce goes with pretty much EVERYTHING, because as the name suggests, it’s yum! 

Head over to the Yum Yum Sauce post for the full recipe and all the tips.

Prep Ahead and Storage

Cook up a big batch of these Hibachi Shrimp because it can be easily stored in the fridge or freezer until you need it.

Prep Ahead – Make ahead and refrigerate for up to 3 days in an airtight container.

Freeze – Follow the handy tips below on how to freeze this.

• Let cool down then transfer into these very handy Ziploc freezer bags.
• Squeeze out all the extra air and seal the bags.
• Label the bags and then lay them flat in the freezer.
• Store hibachi shrimp in the freezer for 3 months.

Variety – You can serve hibachi shrimp as:

• a low carb stir fry treat.
• delish shrimp and rice bowl.
• transformed into fried rice.
• fajitas style wraps.

Tools Needed

• Air Fryer.
• Or, use the awesome Instant Pot Duo Crisp.
• Tamari soya, or low sodium soy sauce.
• Very handy mixing bowls.
• The best Air Fryer accessories for mixing.
• Meal prep bowls.

Related : Best Meal Prep Glass Containers.

Serving Suggestions

• Easy Yum Yum Sauce (of course!)
• Instant Pot Brown Rice.
• Easy Instant Pot Rice.
• Easy Instant Pot Quinoa.

More Air Fryer Recipes

• Air Fryer Chicken Fajita Dinner.
• Air Fryer French Fries.
• Easy Air Fryer Chicken Wings.
• Easy Air Fryer Hamburgers.

More Shrimp Recipes You May Like

• Bang Bang Shrimp.
• Grilled Shrimp Skewers.
• Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Shrimp.

Weight Watchers Points

There are 3 Blue Plan SmartPoints in one serving of this (without yum yum sauce).

Thank you for reading my air fryer shrimp hibachi recipe post. And please come visit again as I continue to slice, dice and dream up affordable Air Fryer recipes, Instant Pot Recipes, Southern Recipes and more. Thanks for supporting Recipes from a Pantry, food blog.

Originally published in 2020. Updated July 2023.

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