Date Night! Delicious Easy Shrimp Scampi With Toasted Breadcrumb Topping

2 years ago
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This is what Shrimp Scampi should taste like! Topped with delicious toasted Bread Crumbs Served with Linguini. Not Just for Date night. But perfect recipe for 2.
Ingredients:
1/2 bag of raw shrimp (about 18) de-shelled and de-veined
marinate in fridge for 1/2hr to 1 hr with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest, pinch of black pepper and a drizzle of oilive oil.
place 2 tbs. of olive oil in a pan and place shrimp in and cook for 2-3 minutes making sure both sides turn light pink. Remove from pan and set aside.
in the same pan add about 1 1/2 to 2 tbs of butter
add 1 tbsp of crushed garlic
add 1/3 cup of white wine
add 1 teaspoon of roasted garlic (optional)
1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper (optional)
add 1/2 cup of chopped tomato. I used Campari tomato's. Can use grape or cherry
cook linguini 1 minute shy of cook time then add to pan. Add shrimp then stir together. Then Sprinkle bread crumb topping to serve.
Bread Crumb topping:
3 tbs of unseasoned bread crumbs
1 tbsp. of grated Parm or Romano cheese.
1/4 tsp of garlic powder
pinch of parsley
pinch of oregano
place in pan with 1/2 tbsp. of unsalted butter. sauté for 2 minutes

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