COOKING SHRIMP RECIPE RECIPES

The universal appeal of shrimp scampi, frankly, isn’t the shrimp but the pan sauce: garlicky butter lightened with white wine and bursts of lemon, parsley and red-pepper flakes. Scampi is often tossed with pasta or served with crusty bread, but this version instead uses quick-cooking orzo. It simmers directly in the pan sauce, imparting a starchy gloss — and soaking up the garlicky scampi flavors. Toss the shrimp with some garlic, lemon zest and red-pepper flakes to marinate while the pasta gets a head start on the stove, then simply toss the shrimp on top of the orzo to steam. It all comes together in a flash, and feels effortless. Pair this dish with Caesar salad, steamed broccoli or arugula, or bask in its simple comfort, straight from a spoon.

Provided by Ali Slagle

Total Time 25 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

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.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Total Time 15 minutes

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 285, UnsaturatedFatContent 8 grams, CarbohydrateContent 5 grams, FatContent 15 grams, FiberContent 1 gram, ProteinContent 28 grams, SaturatedFatContent 5 grams, SodiumContent 1129 milligrams, SugarContent 1 gram, TransFatContent 0 grams