Toss deveined and peeled shrimp with fresh squeezed lemon juice and apply a light dusting of Will Bill's Meat rub and set aside.  Heat butter and olive oil in to a large skillet over medium heat.  Add onions and garlic; sauté about 5 to 7 minutes until onions are tender.  Add shrimp, salt, black pepper, parsley and hot sauce (optional) to mixture and continue to sauté about 1 to 2 minutes until shrimp are pinkish and flesh is opaque.  Do not overcook.  Serve immediately with a side of Yellow rice or your favorite condiments.

YIELD:  2 servings 

Above Shrimp Scampi done on 03-13-13 and served over a bed of Yellow Rice.  As my # 1 Porter Kitchen taste tester (my bride) stated, "Wonderful." 

NOTE:  Add hot sauce or cayenne pepper to your liking; be careful not to overdo.  This recipe was inspired by Sgt. David Cummings, BCCI November 1999 with a few additions and modifications to his recipe.  I changed the sequence of adding the parsley and lemon juice.
 

Below sequence pixs taken while preparing this dish on 02-03-09 which does not match the changes I made to this recipe on 03-13-13.  The recipe instructions are right on the money though.  The shrimp were peeled and deveined prior to cooking.  The main vein is on the top side of the shrimp and black in color.  To remove;  First peel shrimp and use a small sharp paring knife and simply butterfly the shrimp about 1/4 of inch deep exposing the black vein.  Most people devein fresh shrimp otherwise you might get a gritty texture if the vein is any size and left in the shrimp.  Remove the shell and "legs" from the shrimp first and for the scampi you do not need the tail on the shrimp and simply pinch off.   Remove the dark vein and rinse under cold water.   If you plan on boiling fresh shrimp with the shell on, there is a special deveining tool for that purpose available at specialty outlets.

This is a very easy shrimp dish to prepare and the flavors compliment one another exceptionally well!  The little digital camera surprised myself with the clarity for a close up shot but it might be out of focus since I don't have my glasses on too....a grin is in order for sure.  A pix of removing the veins (close-up pix) and also the removed veins are on the napkin.  A fun recipe to do.  There are plenty of variations of this recipe on the internet but I know this one works.

Web published by Bill aka Mickey Porter 02-03-09 and modified on 03-13-13 with updated recipe and close-up pix. 

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