Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, shrimp scampi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Shrimp Scampi is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Shrimp Scampi is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Make ready 2 lb Shrimp (preferably Tiger Prawns)
- Get 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (more or less for your spice tolerance)
- Make ready 2 tbsp Butter
- Get 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Take 1/2 cup Chardonnay (Pinot Grigio works well with seafood too, or any white wine you like to drink)
- Take 1 bunch Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
- Make ready 1 each Lemon
- Prepare 3 clove Garlic
Shrimp Scampi can be enjoyed as an appetizer/light meal OR for dinner with your favourite pasta of choice! You can also keep it low carb and serve over zucchini noodles or with steamed cauliflower! The garlic butter shrimp scampi sauce is made without cream so this is a great healthier option that also happens to be low carb. Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
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!
The garlic butter shrimp scampi sauce is made without cream so this is a great healthier option that also happens to be low carb. Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Shrimp scampi is a popular Italian-American seafood recipe that is perfect for entertaining or date night dinners at home. It calls for cooking shrimp in a buttery sauce with wine, garlic, lemon, and herbs, for a dish with amazing aesthetic appeal and a quick cooking time.
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