{"id":32498,"date":"2025-09-12T06:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/?p=32498"},"modified":"2025-09-12T06:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:48:08","slug":"shrimp-scampi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/shrimp-scampi\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp Scampi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It’s amazing with some crispy bread for dipping or served over pasta. In under 30 minutes, you can whip up the creamiest, garlic-infused shrimp scampi for dinner! It’s simply divine whether paired with pasta or used as a dipping sauce for crispy bread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*For the Shrimp:*<\/h4>
  • 1 pound large shrimp (deveined and peeled)<\/li>
  • 1\/2 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>
  • 1\/2 teaspoon sweet paprika<\/li>
  • 1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>
  • 1\/2 teaspoon cumin<\/li>
  • 1\/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>
  • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li><\/ul>

    *For the Scampi Sauce:*<\/h4>
    • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter<\/li>
    • 1 1\/2 tablespoons minced garlic<\/li>
    • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
    • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (adjust to taste)<\/li>
    • 1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>
    • 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup grated parmesan<\/li>
    • 2 tablespoons parsley (finely chopped)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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      1. Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Optionally, butterfly the back of each shrimp to make them larger.<\/li>
      2. Season the shrimp with paprika, onion powder, oregano, cumin, salt, and black pepper.<\/li>
      3. Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat. Once hot, add the shrimp, ensuring not to overcrowd them. Sear on one side for about 2 minutes until golden, then flip and sear the other side. Remove the shrimp from the pan once fully cooked.<\/li>
      4. In the same pan, add more butter and minced garlic. Saut\u00e9 the garlic for about a minute, then add lemon juice to deglaze the pan. Scrape the bottom of the pan and pour in the chicken broth and red pepper flakes.<\/li>
      5. Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat. Add the parmesan and parsley.<\/li>
      6. Finally, add the cooked shrimp back into the pan. Combine everything together, taste, and adjust seasoning according to your preference.<\/li>
      7. Serve warm with crispy bread or pasta!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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        Shrimp Scampi<\/h2>\n\t\t

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        *For the Shrimp:*<\/h4>
        • 1 pound large shrimp (deveined and peeled)<\/li>
        • 1\/2 teaspoon smoked paprika<\/li>
        • 1\/2 teaspoon sweet paprika<\/li>
        • 1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>
        • 1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>
        • 1\/2 teaspoon cumin<\/li>
        • 1\/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>
        • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
        • 2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li><\/ul>

          *For the Scampi Sauce:*<\/h4>
          • 1\/4 cup unsalted butter<\/li>
          • 1 1\/2 tablespoons minced garlic<\/li>
          • 1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>
          • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>
          • 2 tablespoons lemon juice (adjust to taste)<\/li>
          • 1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>
          • 1\/4 to 1\/3 cup grated parmesan<\/li>
          • 2 tablespoons parsley (finely chopped)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t
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            1. Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Optionally, butterfly the back of each shrimp to make them larger.<\/li>
            2. Season the shrimp with paprika, onion powder, oregano, cumin, salt, and black pepper.<\/li>
            3. Heat olive oil in a pan over high heat. Once hot, add the shrimp, ensuring not to overcrowd them. Sear on one side for about 2 minutes until golden, then flip and sear the other side. Remove the shrimp from the pan once fully cooked.<\/li>
            4. In the same pan, add more butter and minced garlic. Saut\u00e9 the garlic for about a minute, then add lemon juice to deglaze the pan. Scrape the bottom of the pan and pour in the chicken broth and red pepper flakes.<\/li>
            5. Bring the broth to a boil, then reduce the heat. Add the parmesan and parsley.<\/li>
            6. Finally, add the cooked shrimp back into the pan. Combine everything together, taste, and adjust seasoning according to your preference.<\/li>
            7. Serve warm with crispy bread or pasta!<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t
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              It’s amazing with some crispy bread for dipping or served over pasta. In under 30 minutes, you can whip up the creamiest, garlic-infused shrimp scampi for dinner! It’s simply divine whether paired with pasta or used as a dipping sauce for crispy bread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13988,130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dinner","category-main-course","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32498\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9amchef.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}