Jonathan Beard's Recipe

World Class Shrimp Scampi

Category: Recipes

Ingredients:
1lb Jumbo Shrimp
1Tbsp of Pure Olive Oil
2Tbsp of Finely chopped Garlic
11/2 cups of White Wine
1/2 cup of softened Butter
1Tbsp of fresh Parsley finely chopped
a pinch of oregano
1 Lemon
salt
pepper

Instructions:
1. add olive oil to a skillet and heat. Do not allow oil to smoke.
2. add the shrimp and cook until pink. Do not overcook.
3. remove the shrimp from the pan and decrease the heat. cook the garlic for 2-3 minutes.
4. add the white wine, and squeeze the juice from the lemon into the skillet.
5. add the oregano
6. reduce the heat to a low temperature, and slowly add the butter. Do not allow the butter to separate.
7. Once the mixture becomes creamy, add the shrimp back to the mixture, and sprinkle with parsley, salt, and pepper.