Easy Shrimp and Scallop in White Wine Sauce

Lambkyns's Note:

I finally managed to get Aunt Barb to divulge her recipe! Serve with rice or a nice crusty bread to dip in the tasty sauce.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion , chopped
• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 6 ounces shrimp (small)
• 6 ounces scallops (small)
• ½ cup white wine
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons chicken base
• 3 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper
• ½ lemon, juice of
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley (can use fresh)
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese , grated

Directions:

1. Heat oil over medium/high heat.
2. Add garlic and onions.
3. Stir constantly for 1 minute.
4. Add shrimp and scallops.
5. Continue stirring for 2 minutes.
6. Add wine, basil, red pepper, chicken base.
7. Allow to simmer 2 minutes.
8. when cooked the shrimp will turn pink and the scallops will be opaque.
9. Add butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
10. Sprinkle with parsley and grated cheese.
11. Toss with rice.
12. (Any extra juices/sauce may be used for dipping bread).

Reviews

[Prairieprof]

This dish is delicate as well as delicious. The combination of ingrediants is fabulous! I used grape seed oil instead of olive and is what I believe better for you. I added a red and orange sweet mini pepper and omitted the red pepper flakes. The taste was amazing. What I did was marinate the peppers in the wine while cooking the main ingredients and then added them right after I added the sea scallops. My 14 year old daughter and husband loved this dish so much! We did not have left overs! I will be making this again!

[jacqueb53]

My husband is the cook when I went in and made this by myself he went back for seconds. Score it was wonderful..

[WyomingMoonDust]

I can see why this earned five stars,, wish there were more stars as this recipe earns it... all I had were gulf shrimp so used six and a lb of baby scallops .. even with the change this worked out great and made a great romantic dinner! thanks a TON