Shrimp Scampi
Here's a quick & easy recipe for shrimp scampi over pasta. Serves two.
Buy a 16oz bag of frozen cooked shrimp. Yup- I said 'cooked'. I used 36/40's from Meijer. Defrost by running under cool water and peel off the tails.
Start your pasta water. Plan on making about 2/3 lb of pasta. I use whole wheat capellini for this dish, but you could use linguini or spaghetti. Heck, even short pastas would probably be great too. Just get the pot boiling and add the pasta while you do the next few steps for the scampi.
In a large frying pan or wok, sauté a few chopped or pressed cloves of garlic in about two tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter. Mix in chopped Italian parsley to taste.
Add the shrimp to the pan. Turn down the heat. Pour a shot of white wine and about a half cup of chicken broth. If you want to add lemon juice, go for it.
Warm it all back up. But don't overdo it. It shouldn't take more than about 5 mins once the shrimp is added to bring it all back to temp.
Hopefully your pasta is about ready. Drain pasta and place back in pot. Add pasta into frying pan/wok and stir it in the sauce. Then serve...or serve pasta and then ladle shrimp and sauce over it.
Sorry, it is sacrilegious to top this dish with grated cheese.
Buy a 16oz bag of frozen cooked shrimp. Yup- I said 'cooked'. I used 36/40's from Meijer. Defrost by running under cool water and peel off the tails.
Start your pasta water. Plan on making about 2/3 lb of pasta. I use whole wheat capellini for this dish, but you could use linguini or spaghetti. Heck, even short pastas would probably be great too. Just get the pot boiling and add the pasta while you do the next few steps for the scampi.
In a large frying pan or wok, sauté a few chopped or pressed cloves of garlic in about two tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of butter. Mix in chopped Italian parsley to taste.
Add the shrimp to the pan. Turn down the heat. Pour a shot of white wine and about a half cup of chicken broth. If you want to add lemon juice, go for it.
Warm it all back up. But don't overdo it. It shouldn't take more than about 5 mins once the shrimp is added to bring it all back to temp.
Hopefully your pasta is about ready. Drain pasta and place back in pot. Add pasta into frying pan/wok and stir it in the sauce. Then serve...or serve pasta and then ladle shrimp and sauce over it.
Sorry, it is sacrilegious to top this dish with grated cheese.
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