CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Seafood |
Italian |
Antipasto, Italian, Seafood |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1/2 |
lb |
Large shrimp, peeled |
2 |
t |
Sea salt |
1/4 |
c |
Olive oil |
2 |
|
Cloves garlic, finely |
|
|
chopped |
1 |
pn |
Red pepper flakes |
|
|
Or |
1 |
|
Whole hot peppers, dried to |
|
|
taste |
1/4 |
t |
Salt, to taste |
2 |
T |
Dry white wine |
1 |
T |
Fresh Italian parsley |
|
|
chopped |
INSTRUCTIONS
Remove the dark intestinal veins from the shrimp. As you do, make each
cut deep enough to butterfly the shrimp, so each can be opened flat
like a book. Fill a bowl with ice water, add the sea salt and the
butterflied shrimp, and let stand for 15 minutes to bring out some of
the briny flavor of the shellfish. (Removing their shells robs the
shrimp of some of their natural flavor.) Drain and dry thoroughly with
a cotton kitchen towel. In a large skillet over medium heat, warm the
olive oil. Add the garlic and hot pepper and sautee gently until the
garlic softens but is not browned, about two minutes. Add the shrimp,
placing them opened flat on the bottom of the pan so they do not curl
too much. Sautee, turning once, until they are opaque, about two
minutes on each side. Add the wine, stir and cook for an additional 30
seconds to allow alcohol to evaporate. Remove and discard the whole
peppers, if using. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.
Variation with tomato: Add 1 small ripe tomato, peeled, seeded and
coarsely chopped, or two canned plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely
chopped, to the sauteed shrimp in the skillet. Stir to mix, then add
the wine and proceed with the recipe. Recipe By : The Little
Dishes of Italy: Antipasti Posted to EAT-L Digest 12 October 96 Date:
Sun, 13 Oct 1996 13:06:46 -0400 From: "Sharon L. Nardo"
<snardo@ONRAMP.NET> NOTES : Gamberi in Padella (Garlicky Pan-Roasted
Shrimp) c 1996 thrive@the healthy living experience all recipes: "The
Little Dishes of Italy: Antipasti" by Julia Della Croce c 1993 Here
is one of the most popular ways for cooking shrimp in Italy and
throughout the Mediterranean. Good Italian or French bread should
always be served with this dish for sopping up the garlicky sauce.
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