Roasted Shrimp With Bread Crumbs

By Mark Bittman

Updated July 6, 2021

Roasted Shrimp With Bread Crumbs
Sam Kaplan for The New York Times. Food stylist: Susan Ottoviano.
Total Time
About 30 minutes
Rating
4(761)
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Mark Bittman brought this recipe to The Times as part of a 2013 shrimp roundup. This especially easy dish cooks them quickly, under high heat and a showering of lemon, olive oil and bread crumbs for brightness paired with comfort. Be sure not to overcook the shrimp. As Mr. Bittman notes, “For the most part, the shrimp will tell you when they’re done.” Simply make sure they’re pink, and pair alongside a salad or over rice.

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Ingredients

  • 1½pounds shrimp
  • olive oil
  • lemon juice
  • ¼cup breadcrumbs

    • Garnish

    • Parsley and lemon
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 500.

  2. Step 2

    Put 1½ pounds shrimp in the bottom of a roasting pan, and toss with olive oil and lemon juice.

  3. Step 3

    Scatter ¼ cup bread crumbs on top, and drizzle with more oil.

  4. Step 4

    Roast, turning the shrimp once, until they’re pink all over, 10 to 15 minutes.

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Betsy

Preparing to make this, but would love to know how much olive oil & how much lemon juice?

Blue Jay 58

Delicious and EASY. Did not turn the shrimp as suggested and used panko instead of bread crumbs but it still turned out great. We'd like to try this again with lime juice. This recipe is a keeper.

Thomas Sherman

It is hard to understand why this simple recipe is so absolutely delicious, but it is. The simple addition of breadcrumbs and extra olive oil makes it work, and the kids loved it. Highly recommended.

Bill

Roasting the shrimp at 500 degrees for 10-15 minutes will give you shrimp toast--or overcooked shrimp.

Jo Ann

After more than two dozen times making this we think we have the perfect combo. I used jumbo shrimp - 16-20 per pound. Roasted in a bar pan from pampered chef. (We had been using cast iron.) Used olive oil, not EVOO. After sprinkling on the bread crumbs I added: Himalayan rock salt Finely ground black pepper Garlic powder Fresh dill Roasted for exactly 10 minutes at 500. Perfect.

Deidre

Made a scaled down version with 8 oz medium size shrimp in a toaster oven that only goes to 450 F. The shrimp were overcooked after 10 minutes. The breadcrumbs were soggy. Lesson learned: watch shrimp carefully at this high a temperature.

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