Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

Easy Peasy Shrimp Scampi

Easy Peasy Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi

This is the fastest dinner you can make on a busy day. Make sure you have a bag of frozen raw shrimp in the freezer. These are the ingredients:

One pound of large shrimp (I leave the tails on for a prettier look) 

4 TBS unsalted butter

1/4 cup good olive oil

1 Tbsp finely chopped garlic

Fresh parsley

One whole lemon, squeezed

Salt and pepper to taste

1 Tbsp drained capers

Directions:

Cut the back of the shrimp to remove any black grit. Pat the shrimp dry.

Next, melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the olive oil. Add the garlic; cook until the garlic begins to get golden.

Add the shrimp and fresh lemon juice, and capers. Saute by shaking skillet and stirring for just about 2-3 minutes or until shrimp become pink and firm. Add salt and pepper.*

Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon wedges.

Serve with rice and a green salad or green vegetable.

Buon Appettito

*If you want to stretch the sauce, simply add a tablespoon of butter or broth till the consistency you desire.

Comments

19.09.2019 18:34

Angela Dunphy

Love the idea of adding capers! I am going to try that next time:)

19.09.2019 19:02

Jan Conte

Great, if you like capers, you're going to love it. Thanks for following me 😍



Let's get baking!


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees


 1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil. 


Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.


Add to the processor:


2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt


Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.


Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.


Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth.  Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.


*if you don't have a large processor, you can use a blender.


Enjoy with some espresso and close your eyes and it will feel like you're in Sicily.