Recipe for Oven Baked Scampi


INGREDIENTS:
2 lb Large raw shrimp
1/2 c Butter or margarine
1 ts Salt
6 Clove garlic, crushed
1/4 c Chopped parsley
2 ts Grated lemon peel
2 tb Lemon juice
6 Lemon wedges

Servings: 6 to 8

DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400-F.

Remove shells from shrimp, leaving shell on tail section only.
Devein; wash under running water; drain on paper towels.

Melt butter in 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish in oven. Add salt,
garlic, and 1 Tbsp parsley; mix well.

Arrange shrimp in a single layer in baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 5
minutes.

Turn shrimp. Sprinkle with lemon peel, lemon juice, and remaining
parsley. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or just until tender.

Arrange shrimp on heated serving platter. Pour garlic butter over all.
Garnish with lemon wedges.