Shrimp with Fennel Bites Recipe

Shrimp with Fennel Bites Recipe

  • 2 (8 ounce) packages bread crackers
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 pounds peeled and deveined small shrimp
  • 1 pinch garlic salt with parsley, or to taste
  • 5 teaspoons olive oil
  • 2 fennel bulbs, cored and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  1. Lay out crackers on a serving platter.
  2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add shrimp; season with garlic salt. Cook and stir until pink all the way through, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Place 1 shrimp on each cracker.
  3. Heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add fennel, garlic, and thyme; cook and stir until fennel softens, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Season fennel with salt and pepper. Stir in basil.
  4. Spoon fennel mixture evenly over shrimp.