Weeknight Shrimp Piccata – Barefeet within the Kitchen

Strive a enjoyable seafood twist on traditional hen piccata with this Shrimp Piccata. It’s a vivid, savory dish stuffed with zesty flavors in a buttery lemon wine sauce!

Oh, my associates. I’ve a brand new recipe for you and it’s a stable gold keeper. Straight out of Holly Nilsson’s incredible cookbook, Everyday Comfort, this Weeknight Shrimp Piccata known as my identify as quickly as I laid eyes on the recipe.

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It’s uncommon for a recipe to leap the road nowadays. I sometimes plan out what I’ll be sharing with you weeks and even months prematurely, however sometimes there’s a scrumptious cause why one thing will get pushed ahead. This shrimp piccata turned out to be a line-skipping 5-star favourite for my entire household.

Hen piccata is a long-time favourite of Sean’s. He orders it nearly each time we’re at an Italian restaurant and I make a number of completely different variations of it. This chicken piccata recipe has been in our dinner rotation for over ten years now. It’s a bit of completely different from extra conventional piccata recipes and we like it.

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I strongly suspect that just about each dish in Holly’s cookbook goes to be a success. These are straightforward and approachable recipes and I don’t know after I’ve seen a e book the place so many meals made my mouth water!

Actually every recipe here seems like one thing my household goes to LOVE. We’re going to make the Pot Roast with Gravy subsequent and I’ve the Greek Hen Wraps on my meal plan too.

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Shrimp Piccata Pasta

Based mostly on our household’s fondness for hen piccata, it was a simple guess that shrimp piccata can be a success as properly. This can be a vivid, savory dish full of zesty flavors from the lemon and capers. The sauce right here is all the pieces your pasta needs in a buttery, lemony wine sauce.

And in the event you don’t occur to maintain wine available, piccata shrimp can also be nice when made with hen broth or inventory alone.

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Shrimp Piccata

You’ll want the next substances to make this recipe:

  • olive oil
  • massive shrimp
  • all-purpose flour
  • lemon pepper seasoning
  • white wine
  • garlic
  • hen broth
  • lemon juice
  • crimson pepper flakes (non-compulsory)
  • butter
  • capers
  • kosher salt
  • freshly floor pepper
  • recent Italian parsley
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Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with a paper towel. Place the shrimp in a medium-sized bowl and sprinkle with flour and lemon pepper seasoning. Toss to coat.

Warmth 1 tablespoon of oil in a big skillet over medium-high warmth. Add half the shrimp to the skillet and toss to coat with oil.

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Prepare dinner, whereas stirring continuously, for about 2 minutes, till the shrimp is pink and nearly cooked via. Switch the cooked shrimp to a bowl and repeat the cooking course of with the remaining shrimp. Put aside.

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Add the wine and the garlic to the skillet and simmer for about 1 minute, scraping up the browned bits because it heats.

Add the hen inventory, lemon juice, and crimson pepper flakes if desired, to the pan and proceed simmering and whisking for five minutes, or till the liquid is lowered by about half.

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Scale back the warmth to medium-low and add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking continuously. Add the capers and simmer 2 extra minutes, or till the liquid has thickened barely.

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Stir within the shrimp with juices. Style and add salt and pepper, solely as wanted, to style. Sprinkle with parsley and serve over pasta, if desired.

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If you happen to don’t occur to be craving pasta, strive the shrimp piccata with some herb mashed potatoes. For a simple aspect dish, Buttery Garlic Steamed Broccoli and Baked Parmesan Asparagus are wonderful choices with this meal.

If you happen to like shrimp as a lot as we do, you’ll wish to add this Easy Shrimp Ramen, this Creamy Shrimp Bisque, and the best potential Chili Lime Shrimp to your must-try checklist too.

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Servings: 4

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  • Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with a paper towel. Place the shrimp in a medium-sized bowl and sprinkle with flour and lemon pepper seasoning. Toss to coat.

  • Warmth 1 tablespoon of oil in a big skillet over medium-high warmth. Add half the shrimp to the skillet and toss to coat with oil. Prepare dinner, whereas stirring continuously, for about 2 minutes, till the shrimp is pink and nearly cooked via. Switch the cooked shrimp to a bowl and repeat the cooking course of with the remaining shrimp. Put aside.

  • Add the wine to the skillet and simmer for about 1 minute, scraping up the browned bits because it heats. Add the hen inventory, lemon juice, and crimson pepper flakes if desired, to the pan and proceed simmering and whisking for five minutes, or till the liquid is lowered by about half.

  • Scale back the warmth to medium-low and add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking continuously. Add the capers and simmer 2 extra minutes, or till the liquid has thickened barely.

  • Stir within the shrimp with juices. Style and add salt and pepper, solely as wanted, to style. Sprinkle with parsley and serve over pasta, if desired.

Extra hen inventory could also be substituted for the wine on this recipe. 

Energy: 282kcal · Carbohydrates: 6g · Protein: 17g · Fats: 20g · Saturated Fats: 8g · Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g · Monounsaturated Fats: 8g · Trans Fats: 0.5g · Ldl cholesterol: 174mg · Sodium: 964mg · Potassium: 220mg · Fiber: 0.5g · Sugar: 1g · Vitamin A: 652IU · Vitamin C: 4mg · Calcium: 78mg · Iron: 1mg

Shrimp is a perfect match for classic piccata sauce!Shrimp is a perfect match for classic piccata sauce!

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