Shrimp Scampi Recipe

This Shrimp Scampi Recipe is my all time favorite, being shrimp my favorite dish. So simple and easy to prepare, it’s amazing I don’t make it every day.
My Italian husband is not very fond of the name, since “scampi” means “shrimp” in his native language. Therefore he calls it “Shrimp Shrimp” recipe as a joke. 🙂
To make things even easier, I buy the peeled and deveined frozen shrimp, and run it under water to just start the thawing process.
After I take the shrimp out of the skillet, I use the delicious drippings that remain stuck and deglaze the skillet using either cooked pasta or rice, to serve with the scampi.

Shrimp Scampi Recipe

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

25 mins

 

Author: Marjorie Marina

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 Tbsp finely chopped or minced garlic
• Juice of half a lemon
• 1½ cups good white wine
• 1 tsp italian seasoning
• ½ cup room tempeature butter
• Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

1. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium high and add olive oil.
2. Add shrimp and saute quickly until it becomestender and no longer translucent. Careful not to overcook or shrimp will become "rubbery". Remove shrimp and set aside.
3. Lower the heat and add the garlic. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes. Stir constantly so it won't brown and become bitter.
4. Add the white wine and the lemon juice.
5. Let wine and lemon juice reduce to about half, and add the Italian seasoning.
6. Turn heat to low, and add butter.
7. Return the shrimp into sauce, and season with salt and pepper. Add the chopped parsley.

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