# Spicy Shrimp Scampi

This recipe transforms a simple weeknight dinner into an impressive dish by focusing on building intense shrimp flavor in the broth.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 lb E-Z Peel Shrimp
- Salt
- Pepper
- Chili flakes
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 cup Leeks
- 1 Calabrian Chili
- 2 cloves Garlic
- Shrimp Shells
- 0.5 cup White wine
- 2 cup Veg stock
- 0.5 lb Linguine
- Pasta water
- Parsley
- Lemon juice
- Calabrian Chili Oil
- Lemon wedge

## Instructions

1. Peel the E-Z Peel Shrimp, keeping the shells aside for later.
2. Season the peeled shrimp with salt, pepper, and chili flakes.
3. Sear the seasoned shrimp in a pot until cooked, then remove them and set aside.
4. Add butter, leeks, Calabrian chili, minced garlic, and shrimp shells to the same pot to create a shrimp-flavored broth.
5. Pour in white wine and vegetable stock.
6. Let the broth simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes until reduced by half.
7. Remove the chili from the broth.
8. Blend the broth using an immersion blender to make it more intense, then strain it to get a smooth liquid gold.
9. Boil linguine in a separate pot for 5 minutes.
10. Pour the shrimp broth into a clean pan.
11. Add the partially cooked linguine to the broth and finish cooking it with some pasta water.
12. Chop up half of the cooked shrimp and add it to the pasta.
13. Finely chop fresh parsley.
14. Kill the heat and finish the sauce by adding cold butter, parsley, and lemon juice.
15. Plate the spicy shrimp scampi with the remaining whole shrimp, an extra drizzle of Calabrian chili oil, and a lemon wedge.

## Equipment

- pot
- tongs
- knife
- strainer
- immersion blender

## Tips

- Hang on to the shrimp shells to make a flavorful broth.
- You can stop and strain the broth, or blend it for a more intense flavor.
- Kill the heat when adding butter, parsley, and lemon juice to finish the sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNPlcNSOrdy/?igsh=MW5obDk4am1oa2tjZQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9f668c89-407d-4fe8-af9e-df0250317f98
- Extracted: 2025-08-15

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