I recently had the girlfriends over for a belated polyanna (the holidays are just too busy)/Christmas party/sleepover filled with snacks, cocktails, wine and "Summer Hits of the 2000s" Pandora. We had such a good spread of food that we couldn't eat everything we put out. Imagine my delight when there was a ton of shrimp leftover! What is great about this recipe is that not only is it easy and delicious, but it is great as leftovers. I just put it in the fridge and took it out again the next night as a Sunday football snack - can't go wrong with that!
This recipe can replicated as a dinner (just add pasta), or altered depending on your taste (i.e. even MORE garlic if you are crazy like me).
Shrimp Scampi Appetizer
2 lbs extra-large, peeled and deveined shrimp
2 tbsp olive oil (give or take depending on the amount of liquid you want)
4 tbsp butter
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp dry white wine
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1/8 tsp sugar
Juice of half a lemon
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper
- Brown the shrimp in a saute pan with olive oil, salt and pepper, flipping over after 2 minutes (or until the shrimp is pink and the center is no longer opaque). Set aside.
- Melt the butter along with the oil and garlic in the microwave.
- Add the remaining ingredients into the bowl and mix well.
- Add the shrimp to the liquid mixture and mix well.
- Set in the fridge for 1 hour.
- Mix again before serving to loosen up the liquid and coat every bit of the shrimp.
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