I'm making shrimp scampi tomorrow and need advice

[babylonsister]

(again):-) I stir fry the cooked shrimp with lotsa garlic and olive oil, but there never seems to be enough liquid to moisten the pasta. So, should I add chicken stock, wine, what? Any recommendations encouraged and appreciated!

[mike_c]

1. I've only made shrimp scampi a couple of times...

...and not recently, but this recipe is pretty much the way I remember it. You can always add some additional butter or oil if needed to moisten the pasta if you want to serve over noodles.

http://southernfood.about.com/od/shrimprecipes/r/bln81.htm

Shrimp Scampi Recipe

This shrimp scampi recipes is one of the most popular recipes on this site. An easy recipe for shrimp scampi, made with shrimp, garlic, butter, and a little white wine and lemon juice.

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp (about 16 to 24)
* 1/3 cup clarified butter
* 4 tablespoons minced garlic
* 6 green onions, thinly sliced
* 1/4 cup dry white wine
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh if possible
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
* salt and pepper, to taste

PREPARATION:
Rinse shrimp and set aside. Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat. Cook garlic 1 or 2 minutes or until softened but not browned. Add shrimp, green onions, wine and lemon juice; cook until shrimp are pink and firm, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side.

Do not overcook. Add chopped parsley and salt and pepper before serving. Garnish with lemon slices and parsley sprigs if desired.

[babylonsister]

2. Ah, lemon juice will add some zing and liquid; thank you,

and I'm glad I asked. That recipe looks great!

[NMDemDist2]

3. i always use butter, not olive oil

maybe that's the difference :shrug:

[OldLeftieLawyer]

4. Wanna sound like a pro?

It's "scampi," not "shrimp scampi," because "scampi" means "shrimp."

Look at all those quotation marks.

Butter, not olive oil, tons of chopped, not minced, garlic, a tad dry white wine, and a nice saute. When it's done, squirt some fresh lemon juice over it all, garnish with parsley.

Lots of crusty Italian bread. Nice.

[Tab]

6. ??

Scampi means "escape" in Italian.

Doesn't seem to mean much in any other language.

Or can you point me to a better reference?

[Stinky The Clown]

7. I found this ........

..... here: http://italianfood.about.com/od/crustaceans/r/blr0967.htm

Scampi Busara Style & Shrimp Scampi -- Scampi alla Busara
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Finally, here's a recipe for a variation on what is known in some areas as shrimp scampi -- a term unknown in Italy, since scampi is the Italian word for jumbo shrimp of the kind that have claws and resemble small lobsters, and calling something "jumbo shrimp shrimp" doesn't make much sense

[Tab]

8. Sounds like the equivalent to "pizza pie"

Because "pizza" means "pie"

Nothing like a little redundancy to get your point across.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

10. Nothing like

having spent a childhood in Italy to cherish the purity of that gorgeous language.

[SoCalDem]

5. Here's a tweak to scampi next time you want to try something different

get the BIG tiger shrimp.. peel & skewer them..

marinaTe them for about a 1/2 hr in oive oil, garlic & lemon juice..

grill..baste with marinade,...


TO DIE FOR :)

[babylonsister]

9. Thanks, all. I've always hesitated using so much

butter, but threw caution to the winds and did. It worked perfectly! Chopped up garlic, fresh parsley, strained some fresh lemon juice, a wee bit of red pepper (I remembered this from a clam sauce recipe), lotsa butter, et voila'! It was yummy! So good, in fact, we used the leftovers for a side dish the following day, and no one complained one iota!

[I_Make_Mistakes]

11. I buy the frozen uncooked shrimp. I clean them and cook them in

their shells, it adds an unbelievable amount of flavor. The cleaned and cooked already have most of the flavor cooked out of them, like vegetables do after they've been cooked.

The mussels at restaurants around here still have their shells as well as the clams for the same reason.

[hootinholler]

12. Butter is definately better...

Than that whipped vegtable oil stuff called margarine.

Just be reasonable in the amounts you consume.

-Hoot