Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, easy shrimp scampi. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Easy Shrimp Scampi Laced with a refreshing splash of lemon, this special shrimp entree couldn't be much easier to assemble. Says Paula Wray of Frederick, Maryland, "I have a tendency to overcook shrimp, but using the cooked variety fixed that!" Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe photo by Taste of Home Find easy and elegant recipes for shrimp scampi, complete with reviews, videos, and cooking tips. In a deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Lightly coat the shrimp in flour.
Easy Shrimp Scampi is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Easy Shrimp Scampi is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook easy shrimp scampi using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Easy Shrimp Scampi:
- Make ready 1 lb. shrimp (pre-cooked or raw will work), defrosted
- Prepare 2 TBS. extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready 4 TBS. butter, separated in half
- Make ready 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
- Prepare 1/3 cup white wine
- Prepare 2 tsp. Crushed red pepper
- Prepare 2 tsp. Lemon juice
- Prepare 1 TBS. Parsley
This dish can be served over pasta or even served on its own as a first course for a dinner party. How To Make Shrimp Scampi Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Butter, lemon, garlic and shrimp – this can't-go-wrong combo even works on roasted spaghetti squash.
Steps to make Easy Shrimp Scampi:
- In a sauté pan, heat extra virgin olive oil and 2 TBS. of butter on high heat until butter is completely melted.
- Add garlic and continue to sauté for about a minute.
- Add shrimp and salt and pepper to the pan. Try not to pile the shrimp. A single layer in the pan is best. Cook for 2 minutes.
- After about 2 minutes, turn the shrimp over and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.
- Add the wine, crushed red pepper, lemon juice, the remaining butter and parsley. Sauté for another 3-4 minutes.
- Serve by itself, over pasta or over rice.
Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Butter, lemon, garlic and shrimp – this can't-go-wrong combo even works on roasted spaghetti squash. Tossed together in a large bowl, the "noodles" are tucked back into the hollowed-out squash. It's deliciously saucy, perfectly rich and buttery and amazingly flavorful! It makes for the perfect for garlicky lemon pasta dinner everyone will love.
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