Timmy24
Culinary Explorer
G'day to all of you! I am thrilled to present to you one of my all-time favorite recipes: traditional shrimp scampi. Picture perfectly cooked shrimp topped with a silky butter sauce infused with garlic and served over a bed of delicate pasta. Not only is this dish delicious, but it's also surprisingly simple to prepare. Let me guide you through the cooking process!
Ingredients:
Yield:4 servings
Ingredients:
Yield:4 servings
- 2tablespoons butter
- 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4garlic cloves, minced
- ½cup dry white wine or broth
- ¾teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- ⅛teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1¾pounds large or extra-large shrimp, shelled
- ⅓cup chopped parsley
- Freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon
- Cooked pasta or crusty bread
- Step 1
In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine or broth, salt, red pepper flakes and plenty of black pepper and bring to a simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes. - Step 2
Add shrimp and sauté until they just turn pink, 2 to 4 minutes depending upon their size. Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and serve over pasta or accompanied by crusty bread.
