Shrimp DeJonghe Skewers

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Preparation info
  • Yield: Makes 8 skewers, to serve

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Epic Air Fryer Cookbook: 100 Inspired Recipes That Take Air-Frying in Deliciously Exciting New Directions

By Emily Paster

Published 2019

  • About

Shrimp DeJonghe originated in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century at DeJonghe’s Hotel and Restaurant in Chicago and has been a staple on Chicago steakhouse menus ever since. Traditionally prepared by baking whole, peeled shrimp in a mixture of garlic-laced bread crumbs, butter, and sherry, the dish can be served as a decadent appetizer or as a main dish over pasta.

The mixture of butter and bread crumbs lends itself especially well to the air fryer. Lacing the shrimp on s