Name: Grilled Shrimp Adriatic Style (Spiedini di Gamberi all’Adriatica)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; About ⅔ cup fine dry bread crumbs; Freshly ground black pepper; Salt; 3 to 4 sprigs flat-leaf Italian parsley; 1 small clove garlic; About ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 pounds large (16 to 20 count) shrimp

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

I remember this dish from childhood summer vacations spent with my grandmother in Cesenatico, on the Adriatic coast. I can think of no better way to grill shrimp. The seasoned bread crumb coating makes them lightly crispy on the outside and moist and sweet inside.

Ingredients

2 pounds large (16 to 20 count) shrimp
1 small clove garlic

Method

Shell and devein the shrimp.
Peel and finely chop the garlic. Finely chop enough of the parsley leaves to measure 1 tablespoon. Place the shrimp in a large shallow bowl. Add the garlic and parsley, season with salt and pepper, and to