Shelly's Recipe

SHRIMP WITH PROSCIUTTO

Category: Fish and Seafood

1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
1 flat anchovy fillet in oil, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
8 uncooked jumbo shrimp in shells
4 thin slices prosciutto or fully cooked Virginia ham, cut in half
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 tbsp lemon juice

Heat oven to 375. Heat butter and oil in a square baking dish in oven until butter is melted. Stir together parsley, anchovy and garlic; spread evenly over butter mixture in dish.

Peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Make a shallow cut length-wise down back of each shrimp; wash out vein. Wrap 1/2 slice ham around each shrimp. Place on anchovy mixture.

Bake, uncovered, 10 minutes. Pour wine and lemon juice over shrimp. Bake about 10 minutes longer or until shrimp are pink. Serves 4