Crispy Oven Baked Shrimp
A slightly spicy, totally crispy, delicious oven baked shrimp perfect for a weeknight meal.
Servings: 4
Calories: 429kcal
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil spray
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce Frank's
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 pounds extra large shrimp peeled and deveined, tails intact
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- Lemon Wedges for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven too 500 degrees, adjust oven rack to the middle position. Coat a baking sheet with vegetable oil spray or melted butter.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add in garlic and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Stir in the lemon juice and hot sauce and then season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add cleaned shrimp, paprika, cayenne, mustard, ¼ teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Stir to combine, then add 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture.
- Stir to combine again.
- Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl, and one at a time, pick up shrimp and dip one side of the shrimp into the breadcrumbs. Use hands to press on them to help the breadcrumbs adhere.
- Place the shrimp, breaded side up, on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart.
- Spray the shrimp with vegetable oil spray and bake in preheated oven for 8-9 minutes until just cooked through and the breadcrumbs are golden and crispy.
- Take remaining butter mixture, rewarm in microwave if needed, and stir in the parsley.
- Serve the shrimp with the melted butter mixture and lemon wedges.
Notes
Use your hands to really press the breadcrumbs onto the shrimp. If the shrimp are not sufficiently coated in the breadcrumbs they will not become crispy in the oven.
Most hot sauces are made from basic combinations of red peppers, vinegar and salt, but Frank’s RedHot is the best, so if you can get it, use it.
Most hot sauces are made from basic combinations of red peppers, vinegar and salt, but Frank’s RedHot is the best, so if you can get it, use it.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 331mg | Sodium: 1633mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1630IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 2mg