Shrimp Scampi
Great recipe for a date night as well as a busy weeknight because it's easy to prepare and quick to make. I usually serve over angel hair pasta, with some crusty bread and a fresh garden salad. I typed this as a recipe for 2 people using 1 lb of shrimp, but it could probably be stretched to 3, depending on how much shrimp everyone eats.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbsp shallot, minced
- 2-3 Garlic Cloves, minced
- ½ cup chicken broth or white wine
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ⅛ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- ½ lemon
- 1-2 tbsp chopped parsley for garnish
- angel hair pasta
Instructions
- Boil salty water, with oil added, to cook the angel hair pasta. I prefer the pasta cooked al dente, which for angel hair is pretty quick, 4-5 minutes max.
- While the water is coming to a boil, preheat a pan over medium high heat, and chop or mince the shallot and garlic. Go ahead and chop up some fresh flat leaf parsley for the garnish while you're at it.
- melt butter into oil in the pan. Sauté the shallot and garlic until tender and aromatic, about 2 minutes.
- Add the wine or chicken broth, along with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and allow to reduce by about half.
- Add the shrimp and sauté until just pink and no longer translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Squeeze juice from half a lemon and add the parsley for garnish. Serve over angel hair pasta.