Roasted Garlic Shrimp Scampi w/ Asparagus Tomato & Pasta
You don’t have to be Forest Gump to know that shrimp are delicious (and good fish bait!). Over the years I have prepared shrimp in many different ways; if you want a heartier shrimp dish (to eat with your garlic bread), then give this pasta recipe a try.
For two servings you will need:
1 bottle chardonnay (a little to cook with, and the rest for dinner)
1¼ lb. peeled shrimp
6 large garlic cloves (minced)
1 bundle fresh asparagus (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
1 small Vidalia onion (cut in half, and then sliced thin)
1 large ripe tomato or 3 nice Romas (diced)
4 large fresh basil leaves
1/2 stick real butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
penne pasta (enough for two), but any of your favorite pasta types will work
salt & pepper
1 lemon
To start, prepare your pasta water. Add a couple pinches of salt to season the water and then put it on medium high heat.
Put a large sauté pan on the stove top to get it hot. Once heated, add the olive oil. Now when the oil is hot, add the onions, garlic and asparagus. Sauté these ingredients for at least three minutes, stirring occasionally.
Next add the shrimp. Cook the shrimp while slowly stirring for at least four minutes. At the four minute mark, the shrimp should be turning orange or pink.
Add a 1/4 cup chardonnay, stir, and allow the wine to cook out. Then add the butter and tomatoes, and stir under heat until the butter starts getting creamy.
While the ingredients in the sauté pan are finishing, chop the basil leaves and add to the dish. Finish with a squeeze of juice from the lemon.
Once the pasta is done, drain well. Add the pasta to two plates, and then pour the shrimp mixture on top. I also like to serve with Parmesan cheese
Eat American seafood!
Chef Danny H.
Danny Hieronymus was born and raised in Wrightsville Beach into a commercial fishing family and has been catching fish throughout NC all his life. He has also been cooking with his mother since he was 8 years old in the family restaurant. He can be reached at capefearcookin@yahoo.com.
