Description
Lightly breaded and fried shrimp are tossed in marinara sauce and baked with a cheese crust. Surprisingly, this does not taste oily at all. Very good flavor, nice and light. Serve over angel hair pasta with a tossed salad on the side. The red pepper sauce pairs well with the shrimp, but you can use your favorite marinara.
Ingredients
- 2 cups canola oil
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 cup Italian-style bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 ½ pounds shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 (32 ounce) jar roasted red pepper and garlic tomato sauce
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Pour oil into a pot and heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Combine paprika
- salt
- black pepper
- oregano
- thyme
- marjoram
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- and cayenne powder in a bowl. Mix 1 tablespoon of spice mixture with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a separate bowl. Mix remaining spices with flour in a third bowl.
- Beat eggs and water together in a bowl.
- Dip each shrimp in flour mixture
- then in egg mixture
- and then in bread crumbs and place on a plate.
- Fry shrimp in hot oil until they float and turn golden brown
- about 1 minute. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven’s broiler.
- Pour tomato sauce into an 8-inch square casserole dish and top with fried shrimp
- dipping them to coat with sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- Broil in the preheated oven until cheese starts to brown
- 3 to 4 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 6