Cape Cod Baked Stuffed Shrimp

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs jumbo shrimp, cleaned and deveined, tails left on
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 stalk celery, diced fine
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 60 ritz crackers, crushed, do not substitute
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons marsala wine or 2 tablespoons chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• paprika (to garnish)
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a small skillet, heat 1 tablespoons butter and saute the celery and garlic for 3-4 minutes on low heat. do not brown.
• 3 transfer to a small bowl.
• 4 crush the crackers with your hands in a plastic bag until just coarse and add to the bowl with the celery.
• 5 stir in the melted butter, lemon juice, parsley, wine or chicken broth and ground pepper.
• 6 the mixture should be barely wet, enough to hold together. but if too wet add more ritz crackers, or if too dry add a little more broth.
• 7 cut almost through the center of each shrimp and flatten out cut side up, pointing the tail section up.
• 8 spray a glass pie dish with butter spray before placing shrimp on it. then spray each shrimp with butter spray.
• 9 with your hands mound some of the stuffing and place it on each shrimp.
• 10 sprinkle with just a little bit of paprika, don't overdo it.
• 11 bake at 375f for 12 minutes, then place under broiler for 1 minute to brown top lightly.
• 12 serve with lemon wedges.