shrimp scampi

Name: Shrimp Scampi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - standard size bag of shrimp; - 5-6 cloves of garlic; 4 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon juice; few sprig(s) freshly chopped parsley; dash(es) olive oil; dash(es) salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon(s) grated parmesan, if prefer, i always add it at the end; - *optional- dry white wine(pinot grigio)

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on Sep 18, 2012

I could eat my weight in these shrimp..

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Pan Fry

yield 3 or 4 depending how much you want

Ingredients

1 - standard size bag of shrimp
- 5-6 cloves of garlic
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon lemon juice
few sprig freshly chopped parsley
dash olive oil
dash salt and pepper
1 tablespoon grated parmesan, if prefer, i always add it at the end
- *optional- dry white wine(pinot grigio)

How To Make shrimp scampi

Step 1

First rinse and peel your shrimp. Chop the Garlic Cloves and Parsley

Step 2

Start to fry shrimp in dash of olive oil, add Salt and Pepper and lemon juice. Pour 2 ounces of wine if desired, simmer for two minutes
Step 3

Add the garlic, butter and Parsley, let fry for 2-3 minutes (or until shrimp are pink and garlic is cooked)..if want parm, add now.
Step 4

Serves well on Rice, Fettuccini or just eaten with a baguette!
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