Family Tree Recipes

From Aunt Deb’s recipe box

There are at least 4 shrimp scampi recipes in the box I inherited from Aunt Deb. Clearly it was a dish that she loved! I started out trying the simplest one since I was looking for something quick and easy.

Unfortunately, with a 4 year old and a picky husband I don’t cook seafood as much as I would like, but when my husband goes away for work I always try to cook a shrimp or fish dish to treat myself even if it is hit or miss for my daughter!

This recipe is quick and easy, and is pretty much shrimp scampi boiled down to its most basic form.

First step is to “cut 1 lb raw shrimp down the back towards the tail,” which is basically just deveining them. I was lazy and bought already peeled and deveined shrimp so I skipped this step.

Next, Marinate the raw shrimp in butter mixture for several hours. I assumed that the “butter mixture” consisted of the melted butter with pretty much the rest of the ingredients. It looked pretty gross since the butter re-hardened in the fridge, but have faith, it will melt and look nice again once you cook it!

Next, sauté for 5 minutes.

Then put under the broiler until golden brown. I chickened out since my shrimp were small and I didn’t want them to overcook, so they didn’t get super brown.

Serve over pasta!