How to Cook Tasty Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi.

You can cook Shrimp Scampi using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Shrimp Scampi

1. You need 1 pound of medium-large raw shrimp, shelled, deveined, tail-on.
2. Prepare 2 Tbs. of olive oil.
3. It's 2-3 Tbs. of butter.
4. It's Dash of Salt.
5. You need 1/2 cup of zucchini, finely chopped.
6. It's 1-2 of garlic cloves, mashed.
7. You need 1/2 Tbs. of red pepper flakes (or more).
8. Prepare 1/2 cup of dry white wine.
9. It's 4 Tbs. of parsley, chopped finely.
10. Prepare 1 Tbs. of lemon juice.
11. Prepare Dash of black pepper to taste.
12. You need 1 of plum tomato, seeded, finely chopped.

Shrimp Scampi instructions

1. Prepare the shrimp. Place in a colander and rinse. Allow to dry in the refrigerator for 10 minutes while prepping the other ingredients..
2. Heat a large sauté pan on medium-high heat. Reduce to medium and add olive oil and butter. Swirl the butter and olive oil around in the pan. Let the melted butter foam a bit. Add a dash of salt if using unsalted butter..
3. Stir in the zucchini and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes. Sauté for an additional minute..
4. Add the shrimp in an even layer in the pan, cook for 1 minute, and add the wine. Stir to coat the shrimp. Increase the heat to medium-high and boil the wine for 3 minutes..
5. Gently stir to turn the shrimp over to cook on the other side. Continue to cook for another 2 minutes..
6. Remove the pan from the heat. Sprinkle the shrimp with parsley, lemon juice, black pepper, tomato pieces, and toss to combine..
7. Place the pan over low heat and cover for 1-2 minutes..
8. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the pan ingredients and juices over prepared pasta in a bowl or on plates..