Easiest Way to Prepare Homemade Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi.

Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, shrimp scampi. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Shrimp Scampi is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes delicious. Shrimp Scampi is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Scampi:

1. {Make ready of Shrimp (preferably Tiger Prawns).
2. {Make ready of Red Pepper Flakes (more or less for your spice tolerance).
3. {Make ready of Butter.
4. {Make ready of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
5. {Make ready of Chardonnay (Pinot Grigio works well with seafood too, or any white wine you like to drink).
6. {Get of Italian Flat Leaf Parsley.
7. {Make ready of Lemon.
8. {Prepare of Garlic.

Instructions 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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