Freddie is a kind of individuals who can open a cabinet or fridge, stare at every little thing for a minute, and determine a scrumptious meal to make with no matter he finds. Are you an identical? It all the time impresses me, and I really like to sit down on the counter, do the New Yorker crossword puzzle, and watch him in motion.
This summer time, one of many meals he whipped up was spaghetti with tomato sauce, a inexperienced salad, and baked shrimp. Just a few readers requested concerning the shrimp, so I known as Freddie this morning, and he instructed me the steps. Right here goes:
Baked Shrimp
by Freddie
“My dad is a superb prepare dinner, and one factor I’ve realized from him is how you can make a number of programs at dwelling and make it really feel particular. In our Italian-American household, macaroni is all the time a part of the meal, all the time with a do-it-yourself sauce — that’s some extent of delight. (No matter what sort of noodle it’s — often penne or ziti — we name it ‘macaroni.’) For this particular dinner, I used to be attempting to make one thing straightforward, so I may hang around with my mother and father and Joanna. Sliding a giant tray of shrimp into the oven was a great way to do this.”
You’ll want:
bag of frozen, pre-cooked shrimp
flour
salt
pepper
eggs
panko bread crumbs
spices, like paprika, garlic powder, onion powder (non-obligatory)
olive oil
lemon
Non-recipe recipe:
Preheat oven to 350F. Defrost the shrimp. Pull off the tails (in the event that they nonetheless have tails) and pat dry.
Set out your customary three plates: flour (you possibly can salt and pepper the flour, too, for those who’d like; Gordon Ramsay seasons virtually each layer with salt and pepper; it looks as if such a small factor nevertheless it actually helps the ultimate product), egg wash, and panko bread crumbs (seasoned, for those who’d like, with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper). Gently coat every shrimp in flour, then egg; then press the shrimp into the bread crumbs.
Put tin foil on a baking sheet and unfold a skinny layer of olive oil on high of the tin foil. Prepare the shrimp in a single layer on the foil. Then drizzle just a little oil on high of the shrimp.
Bake in oven for 10-Quarter-hour. Earlier than serving, drizzle lemon juice on high of shrimp.
Serve with pasta with tomato sauce and inexperienced salad, for those who’d like. You possibly can eat the shrimp with the pasta or individually — breaded shrimp and pink sauce could be so, so good. Get pleasure from!
Ideas? What different shrimp recipes do you want? Listed here are just a few CoJ favorites:
* shrimp with feta
* shrimp rolls
* chilled buttermilk-pea soup with shrimp
* five-ingredient Dealer Joe’s shrimp tacos
* shrimp salad platter
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