Scampi Con Prosciutto

Submitted by MsPia

"Prosciutto Wrapped Scampi. Preparation time includes 1 hour marinade."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 6mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled deveined
• 3 slices prosciutto, each slice cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise in half
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 1⁄3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
• 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced
• 4 lemon wedges

directions

1. Combine shrimp, wine, olive oil, garlic and crushed pepper in bowl; toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
2. Preheat broiler. Drain shrimp, reserving marinade.
3. Wrap 1 prosciutto strip around each shrimp. Arrange 3 shrimp in each of 4 shallow broilerproof dishes, tucking ends of prosciutto strips under shrimp. Drizzle 1 tablespoon marinade over shrimp in each dish.
4. Broil shrimp about 6 inches from heat source until prosciutto begins to crisp and shrimp are cooked through; watch closely to avoid burning, about 6 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.

Reviews

[-GEORGE-]

Very nice flavors. Prepared as written with the following exceptions. For the wine I used a white bordeaux. Since all I had was large shrimp, (16-20 ct) ,that was what I used. I also used toothpicks to hold the prosciutto onto the shrimp, a very nice flavor change from using bacon. I placed all of the shrimp in a baking dish and placed the reserved marinade around the shrimp, cooked as directed. The shrimp cooked up perfectly. Thanks for sharing the recipe.