Shelly's Recipe

SICILIAN SCAMPI - Olive Garden

Category: Pasta - Seafood

6 Fan Tail Shrimp, uncooked
1/8 cup olive oil
1 tbsp onion, finely diced
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/2 Chablis white wine
1 tbsp flour- mix with 1 tbsp water
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp garlic salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 - 1/3 cup water, only if needed if sauce is too thick
1/2 cup + 1 tbsp Asiago cheese, finely shredded
1/4 cup mozzarella cheese, finely shredded
1 tbsp Romano cheese, finely shredded

Heat olive oil in a sauce pan, add wine and lemon juice, when mixture starts to boil, place shrimp in pan and cook on medium heat until shrimp curls and they are done. Remove shrimp but leave wine mixture in pan.

In the same sauce pan add onion and garlic salt, saute until the onions are transparent. Add flour and water paste, stir and cook until sauce is thick. Pour cream in sauce, stir, add the cheeses one at a time and whisk constantly after each addition. Sauce should be a medium thick consistence and smooth, if sauce is too thick add a little water and whisk. Remove from heat. Note: This is also good served over pasta.

Presentation
6 Pieces of cooked Shrimp
4 Black Olives (sliced)
1 Green Onion (sliced measure out about 1 tbsp.)
1/4 cup Tomato (diced)
4 Slices Italian Bread (lightly toasted 4 inch- 6 inch long x 1 1/2 inch thick diagonally cut)
1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper

Place Italian bread on serving tray in a X. Arrange Shrimp in the middle of the placed bread. Spoon sauce in the middle of the bread covering the shrimp. Sprinkle with sliced green onions, olives, and tomatoes. Sprinkle crushed red pepper on top. Sprinkle more parmesan cheese on top if you would like.