FRITTATA (Shrimp or Scallops)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
2-3
ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 1⁄2 lb small shrimp (peeled/cleaned) or 1/2 lb sea scallops (sliced in half horizontally)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley or 2 tablespoons dried parsley (for garnish)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Bring 1 cup of water to a boil and add the 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Quickly blanch either the shrimp or the scallops in the salted water, then drain and toss in the melted butter.
- Season with the salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs with salt and pepper to taste.
- Heat the olive oil in a large, 9 inch, cast iron or oven proof skillet over high heat and pour in the eggs.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until the eggs are almost coagulated.
- The eggs should be semi-solid.
- Add the shrimp or scallops and distribute them evenly.
- Place the skillet into the oven and bake for 3 to 5 minutes, until the eggs are completely done.
- Remove from oven, top with parsley and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Alan Leonetti
Albuquerque, New Mexico
I was born in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in this GREAT United States of America. I have since resided in Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia, Orlando Florida, Fort Lauderdale Florida, Los Angeles California, Selma Oregon, and now in Albuquerque New Mexico. I have enjoyed not only eating, but cooking all my life.