Public Recipe

    Baked Colossal Shrimp With Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

    American

    Serves 2
    American

    Ingredients

    Servings
    2
    • 1.5 pounds colossal shrimp — peeled and deveined, tail on preferred (main protein)
    • 4 tablespoons butter — cubed (sauce base)
    • 3 garlic cloves — diced or minced (aromatic)
    • 2 teaspoons lemon zest — from 1 lemon (flavoring)
    • 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt (seasoning)
    • 0.25 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper (seasoning)
    • lemon wedges — for serving (garnish)
    • fresh flat-leaf parsley — chopped, for serving (garnish)

    Mise en Place

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    Process

    1

    preheat and melt butter

    1. 1.Preheat oven to 350℉.
    2. 2.Add butter and diced or minced garlic to a 2-quart baking dish.
    3. 3.Place the baking dish in the preheating oven for 5-6 minutes, allowing the butter to melt and the garlic to become fragrant.
    2

    toss and bake shrimp

    1. 1.Once the butter has melted and the garlic is fragrant, carefully remove the baking dish from the oven.
    2. 2.Add the colossal shrimp, lemon zest, salt, and pepper to the dish.
    3. 3.Toss the shrimp to coat them well in the lemon garlic butter sauce.
    4. 4.Arrange the shrimp in a single layer in the baking dish.
    5. 5.Bake for 12-16 minutes, or until the shrimp are opaque and pink.
    3

    garnish and serve

    1. 1.Remove the shrimp from the oven.
    2. 2.Plate the cooked shrimp.
    3. 3.Pour the lemon garlic butter sauce from the baking dish over the shrimp.
    4. 4.Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh chopped parsley.

    Plating

    • Plate the cooked shrimp.
    • Pour the lemon garlic butter sauce from the baking dish over the shrimp.
    • Garnish with lemon wedges and fresh chopped parsley.

    Sensory Checks

    Aroma

    Garlic should be fragrant when removed from the oven.

    Check

    Shrimp should be opaque and pink when cooked through.

    Common Errors

    • ⚠ Overcooking the shrimp: Shrimp cook very quickly. Watch them closely and remove them from the oven as soon as they are opaque and pink. Carry-over cooking will finish the process.
    • ⚠ Uneven cooking: Ensure shrimp are in a single layer for even cooking.

    Notes

    • This shrimp can be baked with the shell on or shell off. The author prefers shell off, tail on.
    • Shrimp labeled 'colossal' can vary in size, so cook times may differ. According to the USDA, shrimp are cooked through when they reach an internal temperature of 145℉. For these colossal shrimp, the author suggests removing them from the oven when they reach 120-130℉ and allowing for carry-over cooking.
    • This recipe is also delicious made in an air fryer. Preheat the air fryer to 350℉. Place butter and garlic in the bottom of the air fryer basket (without the rack) and preheat for 2 minutes. Add shrimp, lemon zest, salt, and pepper, toss to coat, arrange in a single layer, and cook for 3 minutes. Flip the shrimp and cook for another 3 minutes, or until cooked through.

    Nutrition

    Per 1/2 of recipe

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    Flagged:

    • Exact serving size for nutrition calculation is ambiguous.
    • Nutritional information was not provided and could not be reliably estimated.

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