Sizzling Shrimp Scampi
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Food & Wine
Scampi refers to shrimp that are split, brushed with garlicky butter and broiled. The recipe here calls for flavoring butter with lemon, garlic, parsley and thyme, then dotting it liberally on shrimp and roasting the shellfish until it sizzles.
Servings:
8
Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Ingredients
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2 sticksunsalted butter, softenedsee savings
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3large garlic cloves, very finely choppedsee savings
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1 tablespoonplus 2 teaspoons chopped flat-leaf parsleysee savings
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1 1/2 teaspoonsfinely grated lemon zestsee savings
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1 teaspoonfreshly squeezed lemon juicesee savings
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1/2 teaspoonschopped thyme leavessee savings
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Kosher salt and freshly ground black peppersee savings
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3 poundslarge shrimp, shelled and deveined, tails left onsee savings
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1 tablespoonthinly sliced basil leavessee savings
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Crusty bread, for servingsee savings
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix the butter with the garlic, 2 teaspoons of the parsley, the lemon zest, lemon juice and thyme and season with salt and pepper.
2.
In a large gratin dish, arrange the shrimp, tails up, in a circular pattern. Dot the shrimp with the flavored butter and roast for about 10 minutes, until the shrimp are pink and the butter is bubbling. Sprinkle the shrimp with the remaining 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley and the basil leaves. Serve hot with bread.
MAKE AHEAD
The flavored butter can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.
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