Bringing the Ocean Home: Dive into Red Lobster’s Shrimp Scampi
Ah, Red Lobster, the beacon of seafood chain restaurants where the Cheddar Bay Biscuits reign supreme, and the shrimp scampi shines like a lighthouse guiding the famished to port. It’s the place where you can almost hear the ocean waves if you listen closely enough between the clinks of cutlery and the soft murmur of diners debating whether it’s socially acceptable to order a second basket of biscuits before the appetizers arrive.
Now, let’s talk about one of the stars of the show: the Shrimp Scampi. This dish is like the cool aunt of the seafood family—zesty, full of flavor, and slightly indulgent, yet effortlessly chic. It’s the dish that, despite your best intentions to try something new, whispers your name seductively from the menu, luring you back time and time again.
But what if I told you that you could recreate this siren of the sea right in your own kitchen? Imagine the power, the glory, the ability to say, “Oh, this old thing? Just a little something I whipped up,” as you casually place a pan of homemade shrimp scampi on the table, basking in the awe and admiration of your dinner guests.
For another delicious Red Lobster recipe, check out their Seafood Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
- 12 wild-caught, large Gulf shrimp. Peeled, deveined and tails on
- 1 stick unsalted butter, very soft
- 1 ½ tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. ground white pepper
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
Instructions
Begin by making the compound butter. Mix well the butter, garlic powder, white pepper and salt. Leave butter at room temperature.
Place the peeled and deveined shrimp in a casserole dish. Liberally dollop the compound butter over each shrimp. Red Lobster’s Shrimp Scampi have a lot of butter, so feel free to use the entire stick on 12 shrimp.
Broil the casserole dish on the top rack for 8 minutes, until the butter is bubbly.
Serve with Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits and Red Lobster's Parrot Isle Coconut Shrimp and Enjoy!
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