Sugar-and-Spice-Baked Shrimp
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1cup sugar
- 2½teaspoons kosher salt
- ½teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1large clove garlic, peeled and minced
- 11½-inch slice fresh ginger, peeled and minced
- ½teaspoon cayenne
- ½teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Vegetable oil, for greasing baking sheet
- 24jumbo shrimp, peeled with tail left on, deveined
- Juice of ½ lime
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, cayenne, allspice, turmeric and flour. Grease a large baking sheet.
- Step 2
Dredge the shrimp, a few at a time, in the sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet. Bake until the sugar is caramelized, especially on the bottom, about 10 minutes.
- Step 3
Remove the shrimp from the oven, turn over with a spatula and squeeze lime juice over them. Place on a platter and serve immediately.
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Comments
I have been making this for about 30 years and it is great
but decadent amount of sugar makes it taste so great.
I was missing the allspice, and I over greased the pan, I don't know if that would have made a difference. It was ok.
I have been making this for about 30 years and it is great
but decadent amount of sugar makes it taste so great.