Shrimp Scampi

My niece and nephew visited the other day with their father and as his birthday is coming up (along with Father's Day), I decided to teach them one of his favorite dishes.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. olive oil

4 oz white wine

3 tbsp. minced garlic

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 package of shrimp (12-16 oz)

8 oz of pasta

1 bunch of parsley

1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese

Optional:

1 bunch of green or 1/2 of a medium yellow or white onion

Instructions

Gather ingredients.  You want everything at hand when you start because it goes fast.

Heat water for pasta.

Finely chop parsley removing stems.

Chop onion if used.

Prepare shrimp.  If precooked and frozen, then thaw in a pot of cold running water.  Otherwise shell and remove tails, devein and place shrimp in a pot of cold water.

Once the pasta water is boiling, add pasta.  Now everything goes quickly!

Heat olive oil in pan.  Once a drop of water sizzles when dropped in the oil it is ready.

Add onion to pan.  When cooked (translucent for yellow or white onion):

Add garlic and parsley.  Stir.  Cook for 4 minutes.

Add lemon juice and white wine.  Stir.  Cook for 2 minutes.

Add shrimp.  Stir a lot.  Cook 3 minutes if using precooked, else until pink/white (no longer translucent).

Add parmesan cheese.  Stir.  Let cook for 1 minute.

Remove immediately from heat and place in bowl.  Cover.

Pasta should be done by now.  Drain and place in bowl.

Sever pasta and then dish out the scampi on top.

Enjoy!

Suggestions for sides:

Steamed spinach

Sauteed mushrooms