Thursday, May 7, 2009

Soprano's Shrimp Scampi with linguine


This Shrimp Scampi recipe comes directly out of the Soprano's cookbook, go figure!

Ingredients:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (I use the healthy stuff)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
16 large shrimp, shelled and deveined (I used the frozen from TJs)
Pinch of Salt
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
lemon wedges
box of linguine pasta (or spaghetti)

In large skillet, melt the butter with olive oil over medium-low heat. When the butter foam subsides, stir in the garlic. Cook, stirring ocassionally, until the garlic is lightly golden, about 7 min. Do not let the garlic brown.
Increase the heat to medium-high and add the shrimp and salt. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, turning the shrimp once, until they are just pink. Stir in the parsley and lemon juice and cook 1 minute more.
In the meantime, cook the linguine al dente (slightly firm).
Serve shrimp over pasta with lemon wedges.

My husband and I love this recipe. The kids eat the pasta, minus the shrimp. It works. We tried to give our son a taste of shrimp but he wouldn't have it. Next time! Enjoy!

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