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Posts Tagged ‘seafood’

Shrimp Scampi Redux

“Scampi” apparently refers to a specific type of Norwegian lobster! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_scampi) Who knew? (Other than Thara.) The Americanized, use as a method of preparation, suddenly seems clunky and I’ll refer to this cooking method as “pwned” from now on.
As in, I sauteed some salt & pepper dusted shrimp with butter, garlic, white wine and lemon [...]

Cajun-Style Sauteed Shrimp

Chris’s cooking style, as you may or may not know, is somewhat instinctive. If he does follow a recipe, he approximates and often ignores the given directions. If you are a person who loves exact numbers in cooking, you may not like this recipe’s lack of precision. Chris would like to let you know that [...]

Shrimp Scampi

For such a classy and tasty dish, Shrimp Scampi is quite easy to make.
The Ingredients:
1.5 lbs of shrimp, peeled & deveined
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/4 cup white wine
2 Tablespoosn Lemon Juice
Salt, Pepper
Melt butter in a pan large enough to hold a single layer of all the shrimp. Coat the shrimp lightly in salt and [...]