Casserole of Shrimp in Garlic Butter (Shrimp De Jonghe)
photo by twissis
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 4 lbs shrimp
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄3 cup parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 dash cayenne
- 1⁄2 cup sherry wine
- 2 cups soft breadcrumbs
directions
- Rinse shrimp, drop unshelled shrimp into boiling salted water.
- Cover; heat to boiling, then lower heat and simmer gently until shells turn pink, about 5 minutes.
- Drain, cool in cold water.
- Peel off shells and remove vein that runs down back.
- To melted butter, add garlic, parsley, paprika, cayenne and sherry; mix.
- Add bread crumbs and toss.
- Place shrimp in greased individual casseroles or 11 x 7 baking dish.
- Spoon butter mixture over.
- Bake at 325F for 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs brown.
- Sprinkle with additional parsley.
Reviews
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I used regular Sherry, not that cheap stuff you get known as cooking Sherry. That stuff is nasty... Anyway, this was really good. I cut the recipe in half and then put in individual little casserole dishes for 3 of us. I did squirt lemon on top before cooking and just before serving for more flavor, and sprinkled on a little more salt at serving time. My guests loved it and so did I!
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Since you kindly allowed me to use Icelandic baby shrimp for this & they were pre-cooked, it took only minutes to prepare this in the individual gratin dishes I used. I think you are right that sherry wine was an automatic part of recipes in those decades & I am not sure it adds much here except moisture. We liked this a lot & see versatile use as a luncheon entree + a starter or main-dish for dinner. I will make this again & prob replace the wine w/more butter + lemon juice to add a bit of flavor zing. Thx for sharing your recipe w/us.
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