Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi

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Shrimp Scampi is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Shrimp Scampi is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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 shrimp cooks, and then toss it with fresh parsley, lemon juice and black pepper. It's deliciously saucy, perfectly rich and buttery and amazingly flavorful!

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have shrimp scampi using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Make ready 1/4 cup olive oil
  2. Take 1 lb shrimp any size, (peeled, deveined and tails removed)
  3. Make ready 4 clove garlic, minced
  4. Make ready 1/2 tsp dried hot-pepper flakes (optional)
  5. Get 1/2 cup dry white wine
  6. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp black pepper
  8. Prepare 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  9. Make ready 3/4 lb angel-hair pasta
  10. Prepare 1 chopped parsley for garnish

Shrimp scampi is very quick cooking, so be sure to have everything ready before you begin cooking the pasta or making the sauce. The shrimp should be thawed if frozen and peeled with the tails removed. I tried several shrimp scampi, and this is by far the best I ever tasted, at the end when I had to add The shrimp, I added extra al dente Pasta, ( I know that you cannot This shrimp scampi was fantastic. I used a little Asian chili sauce in addition to the red pepper flakes and served it over homemade noodles.

Instructions to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Bring a 6-8 quart pot of water to a boil.
  2. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large skillet over a moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Add shrimp and sauté turning over once until just cooked through, about 2 minutes and then transfer shrimp with a slotted spoon to a large bowl.
  3. Add garlic, wine, hot pepper flakes, salt and pepper to remaining oil in skillet and cook over high heat stirring occasionally about 1 minute. Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, then stir in shrimp. Turn heat to low to keep warm.
  4. Cook pasta in boiling water until just tender, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, then drain pasta. Toss pasta well with shrimp mixture in a large bowl, adding a little bit of pasta liquid if necessary to keep moist. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

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. This classic recipe makes a simple garlic, white wine and butter sauce that. Learn how to make this delicious shrimp scampi with pasta.

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