Casserole Of Shrimp In Garlic Butter (Shrimp De Jonghe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs shrimp
1 cup butter, melted
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 dash cayenne
1/2 cup sherry wine
2 cups soft breadcrumbs

Preparation

Rinse shrimp, drop unshelled shrimp into boiling salted water.
Cover; heat to boiling, then lower heat and simmer gently until shells turn pink, about 5 minutes.
Drain, cool in cold water.
Peel off shells and remove vein that runs down back.
To melted butter, add garlic, parsley, paprika, cayenne and sherry; mix.
Add bread crumbs and toss.
Place shrimp in greased individual casseroles or 11 x 7 baking dish.
Spoon butter mixture over.
Bake at 325F for 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs brown.
Sprinkle with additional parsley.