Recipe - Scampi Classico

Stephen Ceideburg
1 pound Frozen raw, peeled, deveined
shrimp
1 cup Olive oil
One half cup Fresh lemon juice
One half cup White wine or One fourth cup white
vinegar
8 Cloves garlic, crushed or
minced very fine
1 teaspoon Oregano
One half teaspoon Basil
1 Bay leaf, crumbled
1 tablespoon Minced parsley
One fourth teaspoon White pepper

Prepare this either by broiling or baking. Accompany with rice and freshly
steamed vegetables.

In a bowl, combine all ingredients except shrimp. Arrange shrimp in a
shallow glass dish. Pour oil and garlic mixture over shrimp. Cover tightly
with plastic wrap and allow to marinate at least 4 hours, preferably
overnight, in the refrigerator.

Broil or bake shrimp according to the following instructions. While cooking
shrimp, transfer remaining marinade to a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then
simmer until slightly reduced. serve as a sauce alongside shrimp.

To broil: Preheat, broiler. Remove shrimp from marinade and set on a
broiler pan 3 inches from heating element. Broil 3 minutes on each side, or
until shrimp are opaque, pink and with a slight tinge of brown on edges.
Remove immediately and serve.

To bake: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Remove shrimp from marinade and set
in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle lightly with marinade. Bake 10 to 12
minutes, or until shrimp are opaque and pink. Remove and serve immediately.

Prepare this either by broiling or baking. Accompany with rice and freshly
steamed vegetables.

From the San Mateo Times, 5/3/92.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg

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