Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Ultimate Shrimp Scampi

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Shrimp Scampi is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Shrimp Scampi is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

It's deliciously saucy, perfectly rich and buttery and amazingly flavorful! 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. This easy and ultra-satisfying shrimp scampi recipe comes together in twenty minutes and is totally delicious!

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook 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. Take 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
5. Prepare 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. Make ready 1 each Lemon
8. Make ready 3 clove Garlic

A simple but elegant shrimp scampi recipe. Combine it with garlic bread and a salad for a delicious dinner. 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.

Steps 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!

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. Shrimp scampi is a seafood dish that consists of large prawns are sautéed in butter and garlic. Sometimes butter and olive oil are used together along with a variety of. Scampi can refer to large shrimp or prawns, but is most ubiquitously the quick dish of shrimp You might see shrimp scampi served over toasted bread, but for the hearty, most satisfying dinner dish.

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