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PASTA WITH SHRIMP AND GARLIC Ask an Italian what “shrimp scampi” translates as, and he may look at you a little funny It’s one of those quirks of translation like the “queso cheese” or “carne asada steak” you might find at a fast-food taco chain Scampi are shrimp; a particularly large variety often cooked with white wine and garlic But the false nomenclature for the dish is so ingrained at this point that there’s no fighting it I’ve even seen restaurant menus these days offering “Scampi Scampi,” served with a wink and a nod As anybody who comes from a culture that eats shrimp with the shell on can tell you, the shell is where the shrimpiest, sweetest flavor is housed So for my version of shrimp scampi, I extract that flavor by cooking their shells in olive oil along with the garlic The shrimp-infused oil doubles up on the shrimp flavor, coating all the pasta with its fragrance The shell-infusion technique is one I use every time I sauté shrimp ALL ABOUT SHRIMP First things first: if you’ve been buying precooked shrimp, or even peeled and deveined shrimp, stop right this instant! I mean it! Precooked shrimp are unfailingly pre- overcooked shrimp and make it impossible to add flavor to a dish the way you can with raw shrimp Shrimp that are raw but peeled and deveined are a small step up, but they often get mangled and beat up in the cleaning And shrimp shells hold tons of flavor, so you are robbing yourself of some of the best part of the beast You are much better off buying whole headless shrimp (or at the very least “EZ peel ” ) and cleaning them yourself It’s a little more work, but worth the effort There are a number of choices to make when it comes to buying shrimp: Frozen Versus Fresh The vast majority of shrimp are processed and frozen right at the farm or on the boat before they ever get anywhere near your fishmonger or supermarket This means that the “fresh” shrimp you’re seeing at the fish counter are simply frozen shrimp that have been defrosted and put on display There’s no way to know how long they’ve been there, so you’re better off buying frozen shrimp and defrosting them at home Placed in a bowl under cold running water, shrimp should take about 10 minutes to defrost A small price to pay for freshness ... of the best part of the beast You are much better off buying whole headless shrimp (or at the very least “EZ peel ” ) and cleaning them yourself It’s a little more work, but worth the effort There... Frozen Versus Fresh The vast majority of shrimp are processed and frozen right at the farm or on the boat before they ever get anywhere near your fishmonger or supermarket This means that the “fresh”... shrimp you’re seeing at the fish counter are simply frozen shrimp that have been defrosted and put on display There’s no way to know how long they’ve been there, so you’re better off buying frozen shrimp and
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