Thursday, April 11, 2013

Shrimp Scampi

It's been a while but I'm back with more seafood. After not having it for so long, I'm really enjoying making up for lost time. This one was super easy and really good. You can serve it over pasta or not. We loved it over spaghetti. I didn't exactly follow the recipe, no kidding :) and you have to watch the breadcrumbs under the broiler, it was real close to setting off the smoke alarm. But I was actually paying attention this time. I will definitely be making this one again. And again.

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Shrimp Scampi

1 package of spaghetti or linguine
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 cloves garlic, minced
18 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup Sauvignon Blanc or other white wine
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 seasoned breadcrumbs, store bought or homemade (I used seasoned panko)
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper
pinch of red pepper flakes

Preheat broiler.

Prepare spaghetti according to package directions.

Melt butter in an ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until it start to get some color, about 3 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until well coated with butter and garlic, about 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, wine, red pepper and broth; bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover, reduce heat, and let simmer for another 2 minutes.

Uncover; sprinkle shrimp with paprika. Transfer the skillet to broiler and broil until shrimp are cooked through, about 5 - 6 minutes. Remove skillet from broiler, top with breadcrumbs and drizzle with olive oil. Return skillet to broiler and broil until breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Keep an eye so it doesn't burn. Toss with spaghetti and serve.

23 comments:

  1. So glad to see you back and with another seafood dish! You have to be loving eating seafood again :). I LOVE shrimp scampi and this sounds similar to the recipe we love except for the broth and more garlic but you can't go wrong with either of those!

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  2. Your Shrimp look so good, Carol. Paprika + white wine, yum!
    ~Judy

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  3. Looks good, Carol...I could eat seafood every day of the week and never tire of it!
    I am so sick of spammers, they seem to be worse than ever, lately.

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  4. That certainly looks yummy - and we love our seafood - scampi, prawns, spot prawns, clams, crab, mussels.....

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  5. I just love seafood! I should try making such scampi next time when I will have shrimp.

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  6. It's so good to see you posting seafood dishes! Glad you can eat seafood again, and we love shrimp scampi and will be adding breadcrumbs. Hard to believe I have never done that. I usually make garlic bread instead.

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  7. What a great seafood dish!Mouthwatering!
    Hugs,dear Carol!

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  8. Happy that you are back to blogging, Carol. We love seafood and know the crunchy breadcrumb topping would add so much to the dish. The sauce has lots of flavor without being too heavy...looks delicious.

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  9. I'm glad to see that you're blogging again! This dish looks terrific.

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  10. Love shrimp scampi, I have to cool it on the garlic though. Looks delicious.
    Hope all is well there. Haven't heard from you in a long time!

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  11. Yum, one of my favorite dishes. Thanks for sharing the recipe, Carol. I hope all is well, have a great day!

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  12. I am going to make some seafood pasta for lunch tomorrow! This looks so delicious.

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  13. This is one of our daughters favorite dishes! Looks so delicious!

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  14. Shrimp looks brilliant like this :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  15. Splendid! Last year my sister asked if we would mind having it for Thanksgiving. We had no problems with the plan.

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  16. Hmmm, that looks nice. We're more into butter prawns here but this does look worth trying.

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  17. Oh, Carol, I love shrimp and this really looks good! Looking forward to making it :)

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  18. Shrimp scampi is one of my very favorite meals. This looks amazing, Carol!

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  19. A nice and simple shrimp scampi meal that looks delicious! I've serve mine up with some angel hair pasta. Mmm mm good :)

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  20. I love Shrimp Scampi and yours is perfect done. I love all kinds of seafood but I think I have shrimps most often. This is such an easy meal to prepare and definitely comfort food to the max. Thank you so much for sharing.

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    Have a great day dear

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