Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, shrimp scampi. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Shrimp Scampi is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Shrimp Scampi is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp scampi using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Get 1 pound thin spaghetti
  2. Get 12 oz. bag raw shrimp
  3. Get 1 cup butter or margarine
  4. Get 1/4 cup diced onion
  5. Take 1/4 cup diced red pepper
  6. Take 1/4 cup minced garlic
  7. Take to taste Salt
  8. Prepare to taste Pepper
  9. Prepare 1 tbls. of lemon juice
  10. Get 1 pound thin spaghetti
  11. Make ready 12 oz. bag raw shrimp
  12. Make ready 1 cup butter or margarine
  13. Make ready 1/4 cup diced onion
  14. Get 1/4 cup diced red pepper
  15. Take 1/4 cup minced garlic
  16. Prepare to taste Salt
  17. Get to taste Pepper
  18. Make ready 1 tbls. of lemon juice

This shrimp scampi recipe varies from the typical one as there are sun dried tomatoes in the recipe. This is like eye candy when presented in a warmed ramekin dish with some chopped parsley and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese added to the top. Hubby says this is his favorite scampi and better than any he gets at an upscale restaurant. Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines).

Instructions to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. In large pot boil enough water to cover 1 pound of spaghetti and cook spaghetti until done
  2. In separate pan sauté butter, onion, red pepper and garlic. When onion is translucent put in raw shrimp. Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice. Cook shrimp until done.
  3. Drain spaghetti and put in large pasta dish. Pour shrimp mixture over top.
  4. In large pot boil enough water to cover 1 pound of spaghetti and cook spaghetti until done
  5. In separate pan sauté butter, onion, red pepper and garlic. When onion is translucent put in raw shrimp. Season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice. Cook shrimp until done.
  6. Drain spaghetti and put in large pasta dish. Pour shrimp mixture over top.

Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations. Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, cook garlic in butter and oil until golden. This shrimp scampi is perfect for a weeknight dinner yet exciting enough for entertaining guests on the weekend.

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