Classic Shrimp Scampi
Recipe by user david
A quick shrimp scampi with a garlicky butter–olive oil and white wine sauce, finished with parsley and lemon.
Serves 4
This is a classic Italian-American shrimp scampi built around a simple pan sauce of garlic, butter, extra-virgin olive oil, and dry white wine (or broth), brightened with parsley and lemon. It’s ideal for fast weeknight dinners or an impressive last-minute meal, served over pasta or with crusty bread for dipping. The key tip is to cook the shrimp only until they just turn pink—overcooking makes them tough and rubbery—so have all ingredients ready before the shrimp go into the pan.
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp (28 g) butter
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp (27 g) extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp (28 g) butter
- 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp (27 g) extra-virgin olive oil
In a large skillet, melt butter with olive oil.
- 4 cloves 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 cloves 4 cloves garlic, minced
Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- 1⁄2 cup 1⁄2 cup (120 g) dry white wine or low-sodium chicken broth
- 3⁄4 tsp 3⁄4 tsp (2 g) kosher salt, or to taste
- 1⁄8 tsp 1⁄8 tsp (0 g) chili pepper flakes, or to taste
- black pepper, freshly ground
- 1⁄2 cup 1⁄2 cup (120 g) dry white wine or low-sodium chicken broth
- 3⁄4 tsp 3⁄4 tsp (2 g) kosher salt, or to taste
- 1⁄8 tsp 1⁄8 tsp (0 g) chili pepper flakes, or to taste
- black pepper, freshly ground
Add wine or broth, salt, red pepper flakes and plenty of black pepper and bring to a simmer. Let wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
- 1.75 lbs 1.75 lbs (794 g) large shrimp (21/25 count), shelled
- 1.75 lbs 1.75 lbs (794 g) large shrimp (21/25 count), shelled
Add shrimp and sauté until they just turn pink, 2 to 4 minutes depending upon their size.
- 1⁄3 cup 1⁄3 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- lemon juice, freshly squeezed, of half a lemon
- pasta, cooked, for serving
- crusty bread, for serving
- 1⁄3 cup 1⁄3 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- lemon juice, freshly squeezed, of half a lemon
- pasta, cooked, for serving
- crusty bread, for serving
Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and serve over pasta or accompanied by crusty bread.
Notes
Scampi are tiny, lobster-like crustaceans with pale pink shells (also called langoustines). Italian cooks in the United States swapped shrimp for scampi, but kept both names. Thus the dish was born, along with inevitable variations.
This classic recipe makes a simple garlic, white wine and butter sauce that goes well with a pile of pasta or with a hunk of crusty bread. However you make the dish, once the shrimp are added to the pan, the trick is to cook them just long enough that they turn pink all over, but not until their bodies curl into rounds with the texture of tires
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