Description
This simple recipe for preparing Maine sweet shrimp makes an elegant appetizer for 3 or 4 people or could be eaten as a lovely light dinner for one.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 lb. (0.2 kg) of Maine sweet shrimp
- 2 tablespoons of fruity olive oil
- 1/2 lemon
- Maldon sea salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- A chilled plate
Instructions
- Rinse the shrimp under cold water in the sink and carefully peel them. (You can reserve the shells and freeze them to use as a base for soup stock later, if you wish.)
- Lay the shrimp on the chilled plate. You can fan them around a round plate or arrange them in rows on a square or rectangular plate.
- Take a pinch or two of the sea salt flakes between your fingertips and crush them into a fine powder, sprinkling it evenly on the shrimp. Add a very light shower of freshly crack black pepper.
- Squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the plate, finish with olive oil, and serve immediately.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins