Venetian-Style Gratinéed Shrimp (Gamberoni Grigi al Gratin)

Name: Venetian-Style Gratinéed Shrimp (Gamberoni Grigi al Gratin)
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: 6 slices stale white bread, crusts removed; 1 ⁄ 4 cup finely chopped basil; 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced; 1 tbsp. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 3-4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 24 large shell-on shrimp, legs removed; 1 ⁄ 2 cup tocai friulano or other dry Friuli white wine

Serves
serves 8

This Venetian original combines all things Italian—garlic, cheese, basil, and wine.

Find this recipe in our cookbook, SAVEUR: Italian Comfort Food

Ingredients

6 slices stale white bread, crusts removed
¹⁄₄ cup finely chopped basil
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 tbsp. grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
3-4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
24 large shell-on shrimp, legs removed
¹⁄₂ cup tocai friulano or other dry Friuli white wine

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Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°. Tear bread into pieces and put in bowl of food processor fitted with a steel blade, then pulse to coarse crumbs. Transfer to a medium bowl and add basil, garlic, and grated cheese. Toss with oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Step 2

To butterfly shrimp, make a deep incision with the tip of a sharp knife in the back just below the head, and slice down to the tail, cutting through the shell and about halfway through the meat. Spread incision open and flatten shrimp slightly with your fingertips.

Step 3

Stuff each shrimp with some of the reserved bread-crumb mixture, then moisten each with about 1 tsp. wine. Arrange shrimp on a baking sheet and bake in upper third of oven for 10 minutes. Switch oven setting to broil, and broil shrimp until bread crumb mixture is browned, about 5 minutes.