Scampi Rockefeller

1Steve's Note:

Fantasticly Rich Tasting shrimp Dish in an elegant presentation.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• ½ lb large uncooked shrimp , shelled,deveined
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic , chopped
• 1 bunch green onion , chopped
• 5 ounces packages ready-to use fresh spinach leaves , stemmed if desired
• 1 bunch basil leaves , coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons grated romano cheese
• ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar
• 3 tablespoons Pernod (or other anise-flavored liqueur)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F degrees.
2. Lightly oil 9-inch glass pie plate.
3. Arrange shrimp in prepared plate.
4. Season shrimp lightly with salt and pepper.
5. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Add garlic and green onions and saute until softened, about 2 minutes.
7. Add spinach to skillet.
8. Cover and cook until spinach is tender and wilted, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes.
9. Mix in basil, cheese, hot pepper sauce and vinegar.
10. Season with salt and pepper.
11. Remove from heat; mix in Pernod.
12. Spoon spinach mixture evenly over shrimp.
13. Bake until shrimp are just cooked through, approximately 8 minutes.

Reviews

[Peter Pan]

Super easy and really nice presentation. I arranged the shrimps into circle in individual dishes with cooked spinach on top. My friends were so impressed, they thought I had secretly attended culinary school or dating a gourmet cook. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[Pets'R'us]

We had this as a starter and enjoyed every bite! Used Ouzo, and the basil is really nice in this.

[chia]

this is sooo good! and so easy to make too. i used 1 lb of jumbo shrimp for 2 of us, and sambuca. i served this with my micro rice rissotto, doesn't get much better than this!