5.0 from 12 votes
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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 404 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Mediterranean , Turkish
Ingredients
- 600 g prawns (ideally tiger prawns) (peeled and deveined)
- 50 g butter (20 g + 30 g separately)
- 250 g button mushrooms or chestnut mushroom (sliced)
- 2-3 Turkish green chilies or 1 bell pepper (cut in half, seeded and sliced)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 5 medium tomatoes (chopped, approximately 500 grams)
- ½ chopped red chili or ½ teaspoon flaked chili (optional)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- 200 g kasar cheese, mozzarella or cheddar cheese (grated)
Instructions
- Preheat the fan oven to 200° C (400° F).
- Melt 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 30 grams of butter into cubes and spread them over the cheese.
- Cut 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.
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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 Information
Calories
404kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
47g
(94%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
295mg
(98%)
Sodium
1113mg
(46%)
Potassium
1201mg
(34%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
3751IU
(75%)
Vitamin C
108mg
(120%)
Calcium
499mg
(50%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 404
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 404kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 47g | 94% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 295mg | 98% |
| Sodium | 1113mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 1201mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 3751IU | 75% |
| Vitamin C | 108mg | 120% |
| Calcium | 499mg | 50% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.