Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Shrimp Scampi with Linguini

I love seafood, period.  I am a big fan of pasta.  Years ago, I was asked to prepare Scampi and pasta for dinner. The following recipe is my final version of this classic dish.  Enjoy.

Ingredients
  • ¾ lb. Linguini pasta
  • 1 lb. Shrimp (21-25), shelled (no tails) and deveined
  • 2 Cubes of Salted Butter
  • 10 Cloves of Garlic, minced
  • 1 Cup chopped Parsley
  • White Wine, preferably Chardonnay
Procedure
  • Prepare Linguini pasta according to package directions.  Cook to almost al dante. 
  • Place butter, garlic and ½ cup of parsley in a saute pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once at boil, immediately turn off stove.  Let msture stand for a minium of 30 minutes up to 6 hours.
  • Warm a large serving platter in over or under a heating lamp.
  • Bring butter mixture to simmer.  Add shrimp and ¼ cup parsley.  Stir to blend/  Add enough wine to just cover Shrimp.  
  • Add cooked Lingini pasta to pan
  • Cover pasta with Shrimp and pan sauce
  • Cook for an additional 1 minute
  • Empty contents of pan onto heated platter.  Add remaining ¼ cup parsley.
  • Serve Immediately.

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