Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi

Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, shrimp scampi. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Shrimp Scampi Recipes Shrimp Scampi Shrimp Scampi. This quick scampi is perfect over pasta or by itself with fresh-squeezed lemon. You can serve easy shrimp scampi on top of hot fettuccine or angel hair pasta, then sprinkle the finished dish with chopped fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese. On the side, serve a crisp and garlicky Caesar salad or freshly steamed vegetables for a dash of green.

Shrimp Scampi is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Shrimp Scampi is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Make ready 2 lb Shrimp (preferably Tiger Prawns)
  2. Take 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (more or less for your spice tolerance)
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp Butter
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  5. Make ready 1/2 cup Chardonnay (Pinot Grigio works well with seafood too, or any white wine you like to drink)
  6. Get 1 bunch Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
  7. Take 1 each Lemon
  8. Take 3 clove Garlic

Hubby says this is his favorite scampi and better than any he gets at an upscale restaurant. Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations.

Instructions to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Start with oiling the pan then sweating the minced garlic. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  2. After about 2 minutes add the prawns and pepper flakes and let them cook on high heat just to give it color on both sides. Don't fully cook them yet, we just want some color. It should take 2-3 minutes.
  3. Once they have some color start removing them and set aside onto a plate.
  4. Now add the extra virgin olive oil, butter, and wine and let it reduce to about half it's volume. If you like more sauce just add more olive oil, butter, and wine and continue reducing.
  5. Once reduced add the half cooked prawns, rough chopped Italian parsley, lemon zest, and juice of half the lemon. Cook for about 1-2 minutes to finish cooking the prawns.
  6. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. If you cook the shrimp right they will have a nice crunch to them. Serve it as it is or over your favorite pasta. It also goes nicely with some warm crusty bread. Enjoy!

Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations. Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, cook garlic in butter and oil until golden. Stir in the lemon juice, Italian seasoning and shrimp; heat through.

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