Shrimp scampi is one of the most beloved Italian-American dishes that everyone likes to put their own spin to. That’s what makes cooking so much fun. The freedom you experience from being able to follow a recipe to the teaspoon or go a different direction entirely is a lot like being able to fly.
I personally do not have a pilots license and my only flight experience is on a commercial airliner but take off has always been my favorite part of flying. It’s the thought of taking a giant gas tank with wings and hurling towards the sky at hundreds of miles an hour that cause the exhilaration.
Perhaps it’s the thought of taking a giant gas tank with wings and hurling towards the sky at hundreds of miles an hour that cause the exhilaration.
Shrimp scampi has that same exhilarating effect. You take basic ingredients like, shrimp, pasta, and garlic and you combine them in a way that makes them taste amazing.
This shrimp scampi recipe does just that, it’s not overly complicated so making it and making taste awesome will give you that sense of freedom you experience when flying.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ cup dry white wine or broth
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 ¾ pounds large or extra-large shrimp, shelled
- ⅓ cup chopped parsley
- Freshly squeezed juice of half a lemon
- Cooked pasta or crusty bread
Ingredients
- 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.
- 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.
Now that you have the ingredients and instructions get to making this tasty dish. If you still lack a little bit of confidence, head on over to the next page to watch a video recipe of shrimp scampi.
[nextpagelink][/nextpagelink]
