Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, shrimp scampi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Shrimp Scampi is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Shrimp Scampi is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp scampi using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Get 1/4 cup olive oil
- Take 1 lb shrimp any size, (peeled, deveined and tails removed)
- Take 4 clove garlic, minced
- Prepare 1/2 tsp dried hot-pepper flakes (optional)
- Make ready 1/2 cup dry white wine
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Get 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Get 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- Take 3/4 lb angel-hair pasta
- Prepare 1 chopped parsley for garnish
Hubby says this is his favorite scampi and better than any he gets at an upscale restaurant. This shrimp scampi is perfect for a weeknight dinner yet exciting enough for entertaining guests on the weekend. It's a simple dish made with a handful of flavorful ingredients that all come together and compliment each other perfectly. Plus, clean up is a breeze.
Steps to make Shrimp Scampi:
- Bring a 6-8 quart pot of water to a boil.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small nonstick skillet, cook garlic in butter and oil until golden.
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