Monday, September 29, 2008

Shrimp Scampi

Note: The only problem with this recipe is that there are never any leftovers!


Shrimp Scampi


Ingredients:

2 cup cooking oil

1 Tbsp. paprika

4 cloves garlic, pressed

juice from 1/2 lemon

salt

cayenne pepper

24 large shrimp

1/4 lb. garlic butter

12 oz. vermicelli, cooked

chopped chives


Directions:

Prepare marinade of oil, paprika, garlic, lemon juice, salt and cayenne. Marinate shrimp 6 to 8 hours. Drain and sate in garlic butter. Remove and keep hot. Saute cooked vermicelli in garlic butter. Serve mounds of vermicelli with shrimp. Sprinkle with chives.

5 comments:

Dr. Wifey said...

this is hubby's fave..i may just have to cook it for him this weekend

Live.Love.Eat said...

This is one of my absolute favs growing up. Even as a 8 year old, I would eat this whenever we went out for dinner. That's when my love for shrimp started. Yummy. And no, one of your recipes did not flop!!!!!! :)

My friend got that apron at Williams & Sonoma.

Snooky doodle said...

Nice recipes :-)

Live.Love.Eat said...

P.S. I loved your comment re: Twilight!!!

From the Doghouse said...

Sigh.