Shrimp Scampi
Easy Shrimp Scampi recipe, delicious every time!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1.5 lb peeled and deveined large shrimp
- 4 garlic cloves pressed
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 Box of angel hair pasta
- 1/2 cup parsley chopped
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil, add salt to cook the pasta. Meanwhile in a large heavy skillet heat oil over medium high heat, then sauté shrimp, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 2 minutes and transfer with a slotted spoon to a big bowl to save for later.
- Add garlic to oil remaining in skillet along with wine, salt and pepper and cook over high heat stirring occasionally, 1 minute. Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, and stir in shrimp. Remove skillet from heat. Cook pasta until just tenter, about 3 minutes.
- Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta.
- In a large bowl, toss pasta and shrimp mixture, add some of the reserved cooking water if needed to keep moist.. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon and stir, top with chopped parsley.
- Serve with grated Asiago cheese.