Be The Perfect Host: Greek-Style Baked Shrimp

By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes Sandwiches

Now that we're inward the middle of February, nosotros quest all the perking upward nosotros tin get, thence I'm pulling out the large guns. This Greek means shrimp dish is perfect for companionship because it's super uncomplicated to whip upward which leaves y'all fourth dimension to relax too drinkable vino too hang out similar the perfect host. 

This is ane of my favourite dishes too I've made it for companionship or a especial dinner, merely me too my husband. Any dish that uses shrimp has got to travel special, but this ane charms merely a niggling chip to a greater extent than than the rest.






It's non buttery too heavy inward the means to a greater extent than or less shrimp dishes are. Instead it charms amongst a deportment on of the Mediterranean -cinnamon, allspice, fennel too dill add together a whole lot of flavour. And there's creamy, salty feta to upward the comfort levels.

I role frozen large shrimp here. Just receive got the frozen shrimp out 45 minutes earlier y'all innovation on making the dish, dump it into a large bowl too run a boring flow of mutual frigidity H2O over the shrimp. It should travel completely thawed inward most xl minutes or so. 

Now scissure opened upward a bottle of your favourite vino too receive got lots of crusty peasant breadstuff on mitt to sop upward all the lovely juices. Dinner is served!

Greek-Style Baked Shrimp

(recipe adapted from Gourmet magazine)

1 onion, diced

iv cloves garlic, minced

iii tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon blood-red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon solid put down cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon solid put down allspice

1/8 teaspoon freshly crushed fennel seeds

ii fourteen oz cans of fire-roasted diced tomatoes

pinch of sugar

1 1/4 lb of large peeled & deveined shrimp, tails left on
1/2 loving cup feta cheese, crumbled

iv tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

lemon wedges, to serve

Preheat oven 375F amongst rack inward the middle.

In a large oven-proof skillet, oestrus olive stone oil over medium-high oestrus too add together inward onion, garlic too blood-red pepper flakes. Let it oestrus until softened too fragrant, most v minutes, turning downward oestrus if things starting fourth dimension to brown. Add inward tomatoes, cinnamon, allspice too carbohydrate too fix until the sauce reduces too gets slightly thickened, most twenty minutes. Taste too adjust seasoning if needed. Remove from heat. 

Season shrimp amongst a pinch of tabular array salt too and thence scatter over the sauce. Sprinkle feta over run past times along amongst one-half of the dill. Place saucepan into the oven too bake for 15-18 minutes or until shrimp are pinkish too cooked through. Serve amongst the remaining fresh dill sprinkled over top. Serve amongst lemon wedges too lots of crusty breadstuff to sop upward all the goodness. Serves 4.

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