Recipe of Favorite Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Mix shrimp with drained pasta in a serving bowl. You can serve easy shrimp scampi on top of hot fettuccine or angel hair pasta, then sprinkle the finished dish with chopped fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the linguine and cook as the label directs. Meanwhile, season the shrimp with salt.

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Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Mix shrimp with drained pasta in a serving bowl. You can serve easy shrimp scampi on top of hot fettuccine or angel hair pasta, then sprinkle the finished dish with chopped fresh parsley and Parmesan cheese.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have shrimp scampi using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:

1. Prepare 8 oz of shrimp.
2. Make ready 2 tsp of mirepoix base.
3. Prepare 3 handfuls of baby spinach (chopped).
4. Prepare 4 oz of light cream.
5. Prepare 5 oz of spaghetti.
6. Take 1 of shallot (minced).
7. Take 2 of garlic cloves (minced).
8. Make ready 1 oz of grated Parmesan.

Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl.

Instructions to make Shrimp Scampi:

1. Pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper. Then cook the pasta with salt 8-10 mins (make sure to reserve 1/2 cup of that starchy pasta water when done)..
2. Cook shrimp on medium high 2 mins on each side while pasta is boiling. When done, add garlic and shallot and continue cooking for about a minute. Then add spinach until wilted. Lower heat to medium..
3. Add cream, parmesan, base, and pasta water. Cook until desired thickness is reached. Add pasta and done..

Shrimp scampi is a classic, but decadent dish typically made with lots of butter and served over high-carb pasta or white rice. This version lightens things up a bit and is quick and easy enough for a weeknight meal. Add the shrimp, lemon juice, pepper and oregano; cook and stir until shrimp turn pink. Sprinkle with cheese, bread crumbs and parsley. Shrimp scampi has significance for the early immigrants, because in Italy scampi, the spiny langouste varietal, was prepared in this fashion.

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