Sugar and spice baked shrimp
Sugar and spice baked shrimp recipe in the seafood category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup Hennessy Cognac
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup Grand Marnier
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 large spoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder from cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- A touch of vegetable oil
- 4 large shrimp, peeled, with tail
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, cayenne, Hennessy, thyme, turmeric and flour.
- Grease large baking sheet with vegetable oil.
- Pour the shrimp in the sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake 10 minutes or until the sugar is caramelized.
- Remove the shrimp from the oven, turn over with a spatula and squeeze the lime juice and Grand Marnier over them.
- Place on a platter and serve.
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