Shrimps Saganaki Recipe

Shrimp Saganaki is a very famous side dish all around Greece as the perfect appetizer to serve along Ouzo or Tsipouro. Read below and learn how you can recreate this wonderful Greek recipe that will remind you of summer.

Ingredients:

Shrimps
1.2 kg shrimps (no3) cleaned
40 ml extra virgin olive oil mixed with 1tsp of sesame
300g feta cheese grated
spearmint leaves from 10 branches

Sauce
90ml extra virgin olive oil
2 grated garlic cloves
1kg grated tomatoes
90ml ouzo
salt and ground black pepper

Preparation

Sauce
We put extra virgin olive oil at medium heat in a sauce pan and we saute the grated garlic for about half a minute.

We pour in the grated tomatoes, ouzo and salt and pepper and we simmer for about 20 minutes until it’s set.

Shrimps
We preheat the oven at 200C degrees and we put the shrimps in a baking tray in one layer.

We coat the shrimps with the extra virgin olive oil with sesame and salt and pepper.

We spread the feta cheese and the spearmint around and we pour on top the tomato sauce. We bake for 8-10 minuted, until the shrimps are cooked.