Garlicky Roasted Shrimp with Cumin, Ginger, and Sesame

Name: Garlicky Roasted Shrimp with Cumin, Ginger, and Sesame
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, salt; 2 pounds shell-on, jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 per pound); 1/2 cup, vegetable oil; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, toasted sesame oil; 1 1/2 teaspoons, grated fresh ginger; 1 teaspoon, cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2 , scallions, green parts only, sliced thin

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2013

Main Courses

Fish & Seafood

Weeknight

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

Garlicky Roasted Shrimp with Cumin, Ginger, and Sesame

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To keep our roasted shrimp plump and moist, we brined them briefly. To further protect them as they cooked and to produce a more roasted flavor, we left their shells on. The shells browned quickly in the heat of the oven and transferred fla...

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