Best 5 Quick Scampi With Cream Sauce Recipes

QUICK SCAMPI WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Dust shrimp with flour shaking off the excess.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet, add garlic and shallot, cook over low heat 2 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium, add shrimp, salt, pepper, lemon juice and Tabasco and cook 5 minutes.
• Add wine and cream, bring mixture to a soft boil and cook 2 minutes.

SCAMPI WITH CREAM

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp. Heat clarified butter in a large skillet until very hot. Add shrimp and saute briefly until they turn opaque. Remove and reserve.
• Add shallots to skillet and saute 1 minute without browning. Remove skillet from the stove and add Cognac. Return skillet to stove and flame Cognac carefully, or boil the Cognac to evaporate the alcohol. Add cream and boil until reduced to a saucelike consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Return shrimp to skillet to heat through and finish cooking (about 1 minute). Pour mixture into serving dish. Serve over rice.

CREAMY SHRIMP SCAMPI

Steps:

• Place the flour on a rimmed plate, and season with salt and pepper. Toss the shrimp in the flour, and shake off excess. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the shrimp until pink, about 2 minutes per side. Remove shrimp from skillet, and reserve.
• Discard all but 1 tablespoon oil from the skillet. Cook the shallots and garlic in the oil until soft, about 2 minutes. Pour in the wine, 1/2 cup chicken broth, and the lemon juice. Simmer for about 5 minutes, or until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup of chicken broth and the cream, and simmer until sauce is reduced and thickened slightly, approximately 10 minutes more. Add the butter, and stir until melted.
• Return the shrimp to the skillet; simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with the parsley and Romano cheese before serving.

CREAMY SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH HALF-AND-HALF

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• While pasta cooks, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant and lightly browned, about 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook until tails start curling in, about 2 minutes per side. Add remaining butter, Pinot Grigio, lemon juice, half-and-half, and Parmesan cheese. Stir to incorporate.
• Drain linguine and divide noodles between 2 bowls. Serve shrimp mixture on top and garnish with parsley.

SCAMPI SAUCE

Steps:

• In skillet, heat together butter and olive oil and saute green onions and garlic.
• Add lemon juice, salt, pepper and parsley. Continue cooking for a few minutes.
• Add tomatoes and heat through. Serve over buttered noodles.