Shrimp Oreganata

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb shrimp or 1 lb scallops, depending on preference
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup olive oil (plus more for taste)
• 16 ounces fresh mozzarella balls
• 4 cups italian style breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 1. start by cleaning shrimp if they are not already cleaned (de-vaining, removing tails).
• 2 2. brown garlic in the olive oil.
• 3 3. line the bottom of a baking sheet with breadcrumbs.
• 4 4. put down a layer of shrimp, covering the the bread crumbs. the shrimp don't need to be perfectly lined up, but there should be more shrimp than breadcrumbs.
• 5 5. liberally apply breadcrumbs to the top of shrimp so that they are fully submerged. you shouldn't have too much excess, but enough that the shrimp are barely visible.
• 6 6. spoon browned garlic and oil over the top breadcrumb layer. the crumbs don't need to be soaking, but the oil should be evenly spread over the shrimp and crumbs.
• 7 7. repeat by layering more shrimp, more breadcrumbs, and more oil.
• 8 8. place think slices of mozarella over the top layer, and place into an oven preheated to 350.
• 9 9. bake until cheese is fully melted and amber in color.