Giada De Laurentiis Reimagines Shrimp Scampi With An Easier Baking Dish Method - Tasting Table

"De Laurentiis shared her recipe for roasted shrimp scampi on her website ( Giadzy), where she describes how you can use a baking dish to cook many elements of the meal together, removing a frying pan from the process altogether. A classic shrimp scampi is usually prepared by sautéeing garlic, red pepper flakes, white wine, and shrimp in butter and olive oil."

"De Laurentiis simplifies it all by nixing the frying pan altogether, instead roasting the tomatoes in a baking dish and then adding the garlic, red pepper flakes, wine, and shrimp right to the dish once the tomatoes are blistered. She then returns the pan to the oven until the shrimp is cooked, and tosses the spaghetti, lemon, and parsley right in to finish the dish."

""The oven does all the work. You don't have to stand over the stove stressing about overcooking shrimp. Just roast everything together, and the shrimp basically becomes its own sauce," De Laurentiis says in a video (via Facebook) showcasing the recipe. She uses canned tomatoes, but fresh roasted cherry tomatoes also have a lovely, deep flavor. A true Roman, she also axes the butter and just uses olive oil,"

Roast tomatoes in a baking dish until blistered, then add garlic, red pepper flakes, white wine, and shrimp directly to the dish. Return the dish to the oven until the shrimp is cooked through, then toss with spaghetti, lemon, and parsley to finish. Using the oven avoids standing over the stove and reduces risk of burning garlic or overcooking shrimp. Canned tomatoes work well, though fresh roasted cherry tomatoes add deeper flavor. Omit butter and use olive oil for a more traditionally Roman approach. The juices from the roasted shrimp and tomatoes combine into an easy, natural sauce.

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