Shrimp Scampi
This shrimp scampi recipe is light, fresh, and shockingly easy. Ready in just 15 minutes, the seafood pasta dish makes a great dinner any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp.olive oil
- 4 tbsp.butter
- ½whole medium onion, finely diced
- 4 clovesgarlic cloves, minced or pressed
- 1 lb.large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2juice of lemons
- ½ c.white wine
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 dasheshot sauce, plus more to taste (i used tabasco)
- 8 oz.angel hair pasta
- ½ c.grated parmesan cheese
- chopped fresh basil, to taste
- chopped fresh parsley, to taste
Directions
- 1
Boil water for the pasta; have it ready.
- 2
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the shrimp, then stir and cook for a couple of minutes. Squeeze in the lemon juice. Add the wine, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Stir and reduce the heat to low.
- 3
Throw the angel hair pasta into the boiling water. Cook until just done or al dente. Drain, reserving 1 to 2 cups of pasta water.
- 4
Remove the skillet from the heat. Add the pasta and toss, adding a splash of pasta water if it needs to be thinned. Taste for seasonings, adding salt and pepper if needed.
- 5
Top with the grated parmesan and chopped parsley and basil. Serve immediately.