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Shrimp: Baked Lemon Shrimp with Garlic

Source of Recipe


Gourmet, March 1996






List of Ingredients



• 2 pounds large shrimp (about 30), peeled
  
• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
  
• 1-1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
  
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic, or to taste
  
• 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, washed well, spun dry and chopped fine
  
• 2 Tbsp freshly grated lemon zest (from about 2 large lemons)
  
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, or to taste
  
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• -- Accompaniments --
  
• Cooked rice
  
• Lemon wedges
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 450° F.
   
   
2. In a flameproof baking dish large enough to hold shrimp in one layer, melt butter with salt over moderately low heat. Stir in garlic and half of parsley. Add shrimp and bake 5 minutes.
   
   
3. Turn shrimp and sprinkle with remaining parsley, zest and lemon juice. Bake shrimp until just cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes more.
   
   Serve shrimp with rice and lemon wedges.
   
   Serves 6