Rock Salt Shrimp
Easy, Moderate, Complex
Yield: 4 -5 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 head garlic, minced
- A drizzle of good olive oil
- 1- 2 pounds rock salt (To fill your casserole by an inch) (.5-1kg)
- 5 large head-on shrimp in their shells
Method
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Select a casserole dish, large enough to hold the shrimp in a single layer and at least 2 inches deep (5 cm). Add rock salt to form a 1 inch bed (2.5 cm) in the pan. Set the pan in the oven and heat for 30 minutes.
- Mince garlic, add to mixing bowl with a good drizzle of olive oil for the marinade.
- Make an incision down the back of the shrimp, de-vein or remove the intestine, and add shrimp to bowl. Mix it all up. Let rest at least ten minutes.
- After 30 minutes, pull your roasting dish out of oven and set the shrimp on top and return to oven to roast for 2 minutes. Turn the shrimp over and set aside to let the residual heat finish the cooking on the second side. Serve warm.