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Crunchy Baked Shrimp in Garlic Butter Sauce (Prawns)

By:Nagi
Published:2 Jul '20Updated:28 Sep '20
182 Comments
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Here’s an incredible way to cook shrimp in the oven – baked in a lemon garlic butter white wine sauce, finished with a golden crunchy parmesan breadcrumb topping. People call it Magic Baked Shrimp – because it’s so simple to make, yet it tastes like a million bucks. It’s basically an oven baked Shrimp Scampi!

Close up overhead photo of Baked Shrimp with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Baked Shrimp (Prawns)

When you bake shrimp in the oven, you simply can’t achieve that same caramelisation that you get from searing prawns on the stove or grill, which means less flavour.

And frankly, shrimp is pricey compared to other day-to-day proteins. So when I cook it, I’m not going to compromise!

So here are the two things in this recipe that adds an extra edge to compensation for loss of flavour because we can’t caramelise shrimp in the oven:

  • White wine reduction flavour base – white wine is the “secret ingredient” that gives many sauces a flavour edge to take them from fine to soooo tasty!! It’s used in the classic recipe for Garlic Prawns/Shrimp and it’s essential to include for Baked Shrimp to make a seriously amazing sauce!!

  • That crunchy parmesan breadcrumb topping – Texture! Flavour!

This is an effortless, utterly incredible way to cook shrimp in the oven that’s worthy of company!

Close up photo of Baked Shrimp with Lemon Butter Sauce

What you need to make GREAT baked shrimp

There’s not that many ingredients required – part of the Magic of this recipe!!

For convenience, I use store bought grated parmesan and frozen prawns/shrimp.

Note: The prawns/shrimp shown below ARE raw! They are from Costco and they’re a particular type that are pink when raw.

What you need to cook shrimp in the oven

How to cook prawns / shrimp in the oven (and make them really tasty!)

So here is how I cook prawns / shrimp in the oven:

  • Start with a white wine reduction in an empty pan in a hot oven. This creates an exceptional flavour base that’s usually missing from baked shrimp recipes!! 

  • Toss shrimp (prawns) with lemon, garlic, butter, salt and pepper;

  • Top with parmesan panko breadcrumb topping;

  • Bake just 12 minutes.

Yep, it’s that easy. No stirring, no stove splatters, all done in one pan!

How to make Shrimp in the oven with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Overhead photo of Baked Prawns with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

And here’s what you end up with:

  • Juicy, tender shrimp that are perfectly cooked;

  • A pool of incredible lemon-butter-garlic-white wine sauce with an extra flavour boost from the shrimp juices; and

  • The crowning glory – a golden crunchy parmesan topping. It just doesn’t get any better than this!!

The sauce that comes with this Baked Shrimp really is amazing. Even if it was just lemon and butter, it would be delicious. But with the white wine reduction, it’s INCREDIBLE!!!

Dunking bread into Shrimp Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Fork picking up Baked Prawn in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Simple, effortless yet amazing

Recipes like this Baked Shrimp are my jam. It’s incredibly simple, yet utterly delectable.

It’s got it all! Flavour, juiciness, texture, depth of flavour, tang from lemon, savoury from parmesan.

So few ingredients, so effortless.

It’s like…. MAGIC!!! – Nagi x

PS I presume you figured it out from the outset, but just to clarify: prawns = shrimp. 🙂 I’m in Australia, and we call them prawns here. So most of my recipes are titled “prawns (shrimp)” but from time to time, depending on the recipe and given I have a large proportion of US readers, I will title a recipe “shrimp” rather than prawns. 😇


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Crispy Baked Shrimp in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce (Baked shrimp scampi)

Crispy Baked Shrimp in Lemon Butter Sauce (Prawns)

Author: Nagi
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 15 minutes mins
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4.99 from 57 votes
Servings4
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Recipe video above. People call this Magic Baked Shrimp - named as such because it's so simple to make, yet it tastes like a million bucks! Shrimp (prawns) baked in a white wine-butter reduction with lemon and garlic, with a crunchy parmesan breadcrumb topping! Don't skip crust bread for dunking in the incredible sauce! It's basically a crunchy version of Shrimp Scampi!

Ingredients

  • 500g/ 1 lb jumbo prawns/shrimp , peeled and deveined (Note 1)
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine (sub chicken broth)
  • 75g/ 5 tbsp unsalted butter , melted
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 garlic cloves , minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Crunchy Topping:

  • 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (Note 2)
  • 1/4 cup parmesan , finely shredded
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil

Garnish:

  • Finely chopped parsley
  • Lemon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 220°C/430°F (all oven types).
  • Pour wine and half the butter into 9 x 13" / 22 x 33cm baking pan (see Note 3 if using glass). Place in oven for 10 minutes to reduce.
  • Toss prawns with remaining butter, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Butter may harden - that's ok.
  • Mix Crunchy Topping ingredients.
  • Remove pan from oven. Add prawns - spread out in single layer, but snug.
  • Top with Crunchy Topping. Bake 12 minutes.
  • Flick to broiler/grill on high, broil for 1 - 2 minutes (max) to brown top a bit more.
  • Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately with lemon wedges and crusty bread to mop up the incredible sauce!

Recipe Notes:

1. Prawns/shrimp - use large/jumbo ones if possible. If you only have small or medium ones, reduce cook time by a couple of minutes.
If using frozen, thaw thoroughly and drain off excess liquid. I used frozen pink prawns/shrimp from Costco (they look cooked but they're raw!)
2. Panko breadcrumbs - breadcrumbs that are larger than normal breadcrumbs so you get incredible extra crunch! Find them in the Asian section of everyday supermarkets, and next to ordinary breadcrumbs. But they're cheaper at Asian stores!
3. Glass and heat - Pyrex and Anchor Hocking are fine at 240°C/450°F, and for the short broil/grill time required to brown top a touch. If you're concerned, use metal instead - just use a pan where the shrimp/prawns fit fairly snugly rather than spread out (minimise breadcrumbs dropping into sauce).
4. Nutrition per serving, assuming all sauce is consumed.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 390cal (20%)Carbohydrates: 11g (4%)Protein: 30g (60%)Fat: 21g (32%)Saturated Fat: 10g (63%)Cholesterol: 352mg (117%)Sodium: 1594mg (69%)Potassium: 163mg (5%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 1g (1%)Vitamin A: 424IU (8%)Vitamin C: 9mg (11%)Calcium: 288mg (29%)Iron: 3mg (17%)
Keywords: Baked Prawns, Baked Shrimp, shrimp scampi
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Originally published August 2019. Tidied up for some housekeeping matters July 2020 – no change to recipe!

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182 Comments

  1. Laurel Gonzalez says

    November 17, 2023 at 4:57 pm

    I have a baked prawn recipe that rolls the prawns in Sourdough bread crumbs mixed with olive oil and garlic salt. I like your recipe better.

    Reply
  2. Cher A. says

    June 10, 2023 at 10:53 am

    5 stars
    I just made this served over fettuccine -sadly no crusty bread in the house. Amazing flavor in such an easy to make recipe – so much better than any stovetop recipe. Another new favorite from Nagi! Delicious!

    Reply
  3. Alice says

    May 11, 2023 at 10:24 am

    5 stars
    This was delicious! I used a smaller pan, 7×10, but the topping still dropped into the sauce a bit and there was no left over sauce, the topping soaked it up. This wasn’t a bad thing. I put it over pasta and broccoli and the buttery topping was so yummy mixed with it. I think I may try it with zucchini noodles next time. There will definitely be a next time.

    Reply
  4. Dbats says

    September 24, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    Wow! 5 star restaurant meal! Easy! Quick! Delicious!! I didn’t put the topping on. Instead mopping up the delicious sauce with sourdough. Thankyou Nagi for yet another delicious meal in minutes. xxx

    Reply
  5. Noel Gagnon says

    August 30, 2022 at 11:11 pm

    Made this , at times I would add scallops to the dish and keep cook time the same. Love all your recipes

    Reply
  6. Marbleless says

    August 16, 2022 at 10:48 am

    5 stars
    I didn’t turn the shrimp into rubber! And it was tasty…

    Reply
  7. Karin says

    July 19, 2022 at 5:56 am

    5 stars
    Back in the 1960s there was this little place in Lafayette, CA where the cook told us he was trying to create a baked shrimp entre, rather than fried. After he perfected it, people came from all over the Bay Area just to eat it. Over years I tried to make it, but never could.
    Then I saw your recipe and gave it a try.
    I have to say yours is the closest recipe I’ve ever found that tastes so much like his. Delicious!

    Reply
  8. Tim says

    February 16, 2022 at 2:44 am

    5 stars
    great! my bad was using italian flavored panko breadcrumbs. too much extra spice…also, don’t blow off getting crunchy bread…and, if you double it, maybe cook a little longer…

    Reply
    • Carolyn Coleman says

      August 21, 2023 at 6:39 am

      What else other than pasts would you serve with this?

      Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 16, 2022 at 9:37 am

      Thanks for that feedback Tim! N x

      Reply
  9. Anna Huynh says

    February 6, 2022 at 10:50 am

    5 stars
    So, so delish ! We mixed with scallopes and baked with shrimp !
    Yum, and so easy to make !

    Reply
  10. Tara says

    January 18, 2022 at 2:03 am

    Hi! This looks amazing! I do not have jumbo shrimp but I have large. Would I use 2lbs of large shrimp to make up for it?

    Reply
    • Kelley says

      April 14, 2022 at 4:57 am

      No. A pound is a pound. No matter what size the shrimp is. So any size works.

      Reply
  11. Betsy G says

    January 17, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    5 stars
    I write this review with the caveat that I hate shrimp. Well, seafood makes me violently ill, so I despise being anywhere near it. Hubby, son, daughter love shrimp, and thought I’d shock them and made this last night!!! They all LOVED it!! I followed the recipe and was just a tad more generous with wine & butter in the pan, extra splashes of both. Used about 1-1/2 lbs Costco 21-25 raw shrimp to cover the whole pyrex 9×13 glass pan. Visiting college niece devoured it too. Definitely had 4 healthy servings. Had about 5 shrimp left, daughter just heated them up as a snack! Served with spaghetti. I only had a bowl of plain spaghetti and ate away from the shrimp eaters, but was glad my first “fancy” shrimp dish went so lovely (though was not surprised!!)!!

    Reply
  12. Barbara says

    January 16, 2022 at 6:21 am

    Great recipe, as usual with recipetineats! I added thinly sliced fennel and cherry tomatoes with both baking steps (got my vegetables into the dish plus some color). Definitely a guest worthy dish!

    Reply
    • Carolyn Coleman says

      August 21, 2023 at 6:41 am

      Oops pasta

      Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 17, 2022 at 10:45 am

      OOOH! That sounds so good Barbara! N x

      Reply
    • Barbara says

      January 16, 2022 at 6:25 am

      5 stars
      Definitely 5 stars!

      Reply
    • Barbara says

      January 16, 2022 at 6:24 am

      5 stars
      Sorry, I meant to check off the 5 stars!

      Reply
  13. Kris says

    January 15, 2022 at 1:15 pm

    5 stars
    So easy and so tasty! I can’t wait for the recipe book to be published.

    Reply
  14. Rita Corrente says

    January 2, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    I made this tonight and it was so tasty. However it wasn’t very saucy/liquid. Its almost like the sauce dried up too much though I did use the right amount of wine /butter. Any tips?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 4, 2022 at 2:51 pm

      Hi Rita – it could be the pan was to too large or your oven runs hot – that would affect how fast it reduced the sauce. N x

      Reply
      • Rita Corrente says

        January 4, 2022 at 3:58 pm

        Thanks so much, Nagi. Will remember for next time!

        Love your recipes. Thank you!! Rx

        Reply
  15. Ericaf64@hotmail.com says

    October 18, 2021 at 2:45 am

    This is the second time I made it and the breadcrumbs turn out to be soup. I think the better option is to sprinkle on the breadcrumbs at the end

    Reply
    • Chris says

      October 21, 2021 at 8:23 pm

      5 stars
      Nagi did mention in the fine print that you need to fit the prawns snugly. And put breadcrumbs on top to avoid them falling into the sauce. Worth trying again. So delicious. Good luck

      Reply
  16. Angie says

    October 4, 2021 at 2:15 am

    5 stars
    This was a big hit! Delicious but easy to prepare: we will definitely be making this again.

    Reply
  17. Steph says

    August 31, 2021 at 7:52 am

    5 stars
    Love love love this. Made with shrimp and scallops. May use a little more butter and garlic…..don’t judge me…turns out beautifully every time!!!!!

    Reply
  18. Ruth says

    July 23, 2021 at 11:11 pm

    5 stars
    Yum, yum, yum.

    Reply
  19. Mark says

    July 19, 2021 at 6:07 am

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi!
    Fabulous recipe! Made it twice within the past month. No leftovers the first time but doubled it the second, which was a bit too much! Which method do you recommend to reheat for leftovers? skillet or oven? for how long?
    Thnaks

    Reply
  20. Mark says

    July 19, 2021 at 5:58 am

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi,
    Fabulous recipe! I made it twice within the past month. No leftovers the first, but made too much for the second go round. My question- what is the best way to reheat the baked shrimp? skillet or oven and for how long?
    Thanks!

    Reply
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