Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, shrimp scampi. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Shrimp Scampi is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Shrimp Scampi is something which I have loved my whole life.
Shrimp scampi has to be one of the easiest ways to quickly prepare shrimp! We simply sauté the shrimp with garlic in butter and olive oil, splash it with some white wine, let the wine reduce while the. Succulent shrimp in the most delicious garlic butter and wine sauce drizzled with freshly squeezed lemon juice.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Prepare 2 lb Shrimp (preferably Tiger Prawns)
- Take 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (more or less for your spice tolerance)
- Prepare 2 tbsp Butter
- Take 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Prepare 1/2 cup Chardonnay (Pinot Grigio works well with seafood too, or any white wine you like to drink)
- Prepare 1 bunch Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
- Take 1 each Lemon
- Prepare 3 clove Garlic
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. The shrimp scampi that even those that aren't shrimp lovers will become one! With a slight bold spicy flavor, it will soon be a family-favorite as it is ours.
Instructions to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Start with oiling the pan then sweating the minced garlic. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- 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.
- Once they have some color start removing them and set aside onto a plate.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
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