Cheesy Baked Shrimp (Karides Guvec)
Cheesy Baked Shrimp (Karides Guvec) is a delicious Turkish dish usually served as an appetizer or a hot meze in seafood restaurants.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 485kcal
Equipment
- 1 kitchen scale
- 1 measuring spoons
- 1 Sharp knife
- 1 frying pan
- 1 grater
Ingredients
- 21 oz shrimp (peeled and deveined) (600 grams)
- 3½ tbsps butter (1½ tbsps (20 g) + 2 tbsps (30 g) separately)
- 3 cups sliced button mushrooms or chestnut mushroom (250 grams)
- 2-3 Turkish green chilies or 1 bell pepper (cut in half, seeded and sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 5 medium chopped tomatoes (approximately 1 lbs, 450 grams)
- ½ chopped red chili or ½ teaspoon flaked chili (optional)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 cups grated kasar cheese or cheddar cheese (200 grams)
Instructions
- Preheat the fan oven to 400° F (200° C).
- Melt 1½ tbsps - 20 grams of butter in a frying pan and sauté the mushrooms on high heat for a few minutes, until they are slightly softened.
- Add the peppers and garlic, and sauté for a couple of more minutes.
- Stir in the garlic then add the tomatoes, chili, black pepper, and salt. Stir to combine then gently cook on low heat for 6-7 minutes.
- Take the pan from the heat and add the shrimps, give it a stir.
- Spoon the mixture into an oven dish, Güveç dish, or 4 individual ramekins.
- Sprinkle on the cheese and thyme. Cut 2 tbsps - 30 grams of butter into cubes and spread them over the cheese.
- Cook in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese on the top is melted and the prawns are cooked.
Video
Notes
- Don't over cook the shrimps as they get rubbery and lose their taste. If you are using small shrimps, reduce the cooking time to avoid over cooking them.
- If you use frozen shrimp for this recipe, make sure they are completely thawed before cooking them.
- Leftover Karides Güveç would keep for up to two days when refrigerated in an airtight container.
- A short video is attached to the recipe card to show how to peel and devein raw prawns.
- You can freeze the leftovers if you used fresh prawns. However, if you made the dish with frozen prawns, I don't recommend freezing the leftovers!
Nutrition
Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 270mg | Sodium: 2077mg | Potassium: 861mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3223IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 540mg | Iron: 3mg