Portuguese Style Baked Stuffed Shrimp

4.75 from 4 votes

Portuguese Style Baked Stuffed Shrimp

Looking to make Portuguese Style Baked Stuffed shrimp? Look no further because this recipe is exactly what you need in your life. It is loaded with all the Portuguese flavors you love and features buttery, Ritz Crackers!

Prep Time10

Cook Time18

Total Time28

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Portuguese

Keyword: Baked Stuffed Shrimp, Portuguese Baked Stuffed Shrimp, Portuguese Shrimp

Servings: Shrimp

Calories: 148cal

Author: Amy Desrosiers

Cost: $15

Equipment

food processor

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs Jumbo or Large Stuffed Shrimp
1/3 lb chourico
1 stick unsalted butter
60 Ritz Crackers
2 tbsps. white cooking wine
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsps. onion
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 tbsps. fresh parsley

Instructions

The key to making this recipe is make sure all your ingredients (besides the wine, shrimp, parsley & butter) and finely ground.
Your food processor will be your best friend for this recipe because you will be using it to grind your Ritz crackers finely. Add Ritz to your food processor and grind until fine. Add ground Ritz to a large bowl and set aside.
Add chourico, onion, parsley, and garlic to your food processor and process.
Once your chourico mixture is finely ground (almost to a paste), add it to a frying pan with the wine, and brown for about 3-5 minutes or until fragrant.
After the chourico mixture is done, turn off the heat and add the full stick of butter to the pan. After it melts, transfer the mixture to the bowl with Ritz Crackers. Sprinkle mixture with chopped parsley and black pepper.
Using clean hands, mix thoroughly until to forms one large ball that smaller balls can be plucked out of.
Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and spray a casserole dish with nonstick; set aside.
On a cutting board peel your shrimp leaving only the tail on.
Place shrimp on your cutting board and slice horizontally through the middle section 3/4 of the way through (do not cut all the way through).
Open each side and spread them out. This is where your stuffing will sit.
After each shrimp is opened, add one heaping tablespoon of stuffing to each.
Bake for 15-18 minutes. Stuffing will be lightly browned, and shrimp translucent with an orange tip.
Enjoy warm!

Notes

Nutritional Values may vary and are meant to be a guide.

These can also be easily reheated in the microwave. They stay fresh-tasting in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

You can substitute Spanish Chorizo or omit entirely. You would just be sauteing the garlic and onion.

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