Oh snap! This is the second shrimp recipe that I’ve posted in two weeks. This past weekend I didn’t go grocery shopping like I normally do. I was parked on the couch Friday and early Saturday and was in, what Robert and I like to call, full sloth mode. I wandered out to the garage freezer in an attempt to find ingredients for making dinner on Sunday and found a pot of gold… a bag of frozen gulf shrimp my parents brought us back from Alabama.
I decided to spice things up-literally- by using a simple cajun rub over the shrimp. After that, I simply roasted them in the oven Ina Garten-style; and, VOILA! a mound of sizzling shrimp lay before us on the kitchen table.
Robert adored this variation of shrimp. The mix of chili powder and cayenne pepper gave the seafood a nice kick that did a great job of clearing up one’s sinuses. Best of all, this method of preparing shrimp is gloriously simple.
Happy leap day, everyone!
Cajun Roasted Shrimp
Yield: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
- 2lbs jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails left on
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Olive or vegetable oil
- Fresh lemon wedges
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with spray oil. Set aside.
2. Place the peeled and deveined shrimp in a medium-sized bowl. Toss with a small amount of oil.
3. Combine the seasonings and garlic in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the shrimp and toss with your hands to coat evenly.
4. Transfer the shrimp to the cookie sheet. Bake 6-8 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink and just cooked through.
5. Remove from oven and squeeze fresh lemon juice over the shrimp. Serve with cocktail sauce, if desired.
Source: Adapted from Ina Garten
you can fly a lot when i bring 4 big bags of the ‘big uns’, shrimp that is, to colorado…i shall let you work your majic
you know you’ve arrived when you can produce a meal like this without all the fuss…you were one with your talent ..fly grasshopper fly…