Recipe ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds extra-large shrimp (16-20 per pound) or 2 pounds medium shrimp (31-40)
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Recipe method
- Preheat broiler.
- Devein shrimp without peeling by cutting the shell along the back with a pair of scissors and making a shallow slit in the flesh with a paring knife.
- Place the shrimp in a shallow baking dish in which they will fit in a single layer.
- Add the lemon juice, olive oil and rosemary. Season with salt and black pepper.
- Toss shrimp well and spread them evenly in the dish.
- Broil for 5 minutes. Turn and broil until they are pink throughout, 2 to 4 minutes more.
- Before serving, toss the shrimp in the juices that will have formed, adding another light sprinkling of salt.
- The best way to eat them is to put the baking dish in the middle of the table and have everybody take one shrimp at a time, peel it and dip it into the juices in the pan.
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