Quick, and always a treat, shrimp are absolutely one of our favorite dishes to prepare and serve. The versatility of this ingredient also gives us lots of recipe options.
Our Greek Style Oven Roasted Shrimp is, very much, one of those easy and delicious recipe options. Our marinade includes wine, lemon, garlic and dried Greek oregano is so easy to put together and we promise you will be licking your fingers savoring every last drop! Cooked to perfection in just 20 minutes, this shrimp dish is absolutely delicious!
We use jumbo or colossal shrimp for this dish. You can purchase your shrimp fresh or frozen. We prefer fresh, but we have made this dish with frozen shrimp that we thaw prior to preparing the dish and it turns out just as yummy.
We like to leave the shrimp on the shell when we cook them for two reasons. First of all, it helps to retain the juiciness of the shrimp. Secondly, we often say that family dinners should be treated as an event. Leaving the shells on the shrimp forces you to take your time to peel and eat the shrimp, while enjoying good food and good conversation. Yes, it’s a little messy but that’s part of the fun!
Preparation is easy and quick. Simply rinse the shrimp well under cold water and drain them well before putting them in your baking dish. Prepare the marinade and pour it over the shrimp. That’s it! Cook for 20 minutes and serve with crusty French bread, and our Greek Salad.
Kali Orexi!
HOW TO MAKE GREEK STYLE OVEN ROASTED SHRIMP
- Wash shrimp well with cold water. Drain well and add to baking dish.
- Measure and prepare ingredients for marinade. Prepare marinade by combining extra virgin olive oil, dry white wine, freshly squeezed lemon juice, chopped flat leaf parsley, minced garlic, dried Greek oregano, salt and pepper into a large mason jar. Cover and shake well.
- Pour marinade over the shrimp in the baking dish.
- Place baking dish with shrimp and marinade in oven and bake shrimp for 20 minutes. Remove shrimp from oven and place on a large serving platter. Pour part or all of marinade over the shrimp and garnish with additional chopped parsley if desired.
Greek Style Oven Roasted Shrimp
Ingredients
- 2 lbs jumbo or colossal shrimp in shells
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup dry white wine
- juice from 3 lemons
- 3/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley finely chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp dried Greek Oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Turn oven on to 450° F.
- Wash shrimp well with cold water. Drain well and add to baking dish.
- Measure and prepare ingredients for marinade.
- Prepare marinade by combining extra virgin olive oil, dry white wine, freshly squeezed lemon juice, chopped flat leaf parsley, minced garlic, Greek oregano, salt and pepper into a large mason jar. Cover and shake well.
- Pour marinade over the shrimp in the baking dish.
- Place baking dish with shrimp and marinade in oven and bake shrimp for 20 minutes.
- Remove shrimp from oven and place on a large serving platter. Pour part or all of marinade over the shrimp and garnish with additional chopped parsley if desired.
- Serve with crusty French bread to soak up all the yummy marinade!
- Kali Orexi!
This method for oven roasting shrimp, Greek style, is fantastic. It’s one of those simple dishes that comes together in a hurry!