Baked Stuffed Shrimp

Submitted by Iowahorse

"Shrimp stuffed with a minced clam and butter-cracker stuffing and baked in sherry."

 

• Ready In: 37mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 lbs large raw shrimp, shelled, with tail left on
• 1 1⁄2 cups Ritz cracker crumbs
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 (7 ounce) cans diced clams (Or you can buy 'em whole and dice them yourself)
• 1⁄4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 2⁄3 - 1 cup sherry wine (dry or sweet)
• additional parsley (to garnish)
• lemon wedge, for accompaniment

directions

1. Butterfly the shrimp by cutting along the length on the underside of the body, but don't cut all the way through. Just cut deep enough to fold the shrimp open for stuffing. Remove any veins if necessary.
2. Combine the cracker crumbs, butter, clams, parsley, garlic powder, salt and pepper, mixing well. Evenly stuff each of the shrimp with stuffing mixture.
3. Arrange the stuffed shrimp in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Pour the sherry into the bottom of the pan.
4. Bake at 350°F for about 15-18 minutes, or until the shrimp have JUST turned pink. Transfer shrimp to serving platter, garnish with additional parsley and serve with lemon wedges for accompaniment, if desired.

Reviews

[Elizabeth D.]

I am surprised that nobody has reviewed this yet. I was looking for a recipe that had clams in the stuffing and this was the only one I found. This came out awesome! I followed the recipe exactly except I added the sherry to the stuffing because I did not read correctly. Thank you for this recipe.