Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp Scampi

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, shrimp scampi. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Take 2 lb Shrimp (preferably Tiger Prawns)
  2. Prepare 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (more or less for your spice tolerance)
  3. Get 2 tbsp Butter
  4. Prepare 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  5. Take 1/2 cup Chardonnay (Pinot Grigio works well with seafood too, or any white wine you like to drink)
  6. Take 1 bunch Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
  7. Prepare 1 each Lemon
  8. Get 3 clove Garlic
Steps to make Shrimp Scampi:
  1. Start with oiling the pan then sweating the minced garlic. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
  2. After about 2 minutes add the prawns and pepper flakes and let them cook on high heat just to give it color on both sides. Don't fully cook them yet, we just want some color. It should take 2-3 minutes.
  3. Once they have some color start removing them and set aside onto a plate.
  4. Now add the extra virgin olive oil, butter, and wine and let it reduce to about half it's volume. If you like more sauce just add more olive oil, butter, and wine and continue reducing.
  5. Once reduced add the half cooked prawns, rough chopped Italian parsley, lemon zest, and juice of half the lemon. Cook for about 1-2 minutes to finish cooking the prawns.
  6. Taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper if needed. If you cook the shrimp right they will have a nice crunch to them. Serve it as it is or over your favorite pasta. It also goes nicely with some warm crusty bread. Enjoy!

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