I love shrimp!

Shrimp Scampi is something my mother makes very often and I decided I wanted to try it on my own. It is very easy to cook which is just perfect for any college student. I didn't follow a cook book or any cooking recipes online and instead just followed the instructions my mother gave me. I don't like to measure things out when it comes to cooking so I usually just estimate and hope for the best. (sounds silly but I constantly taste it to see if anything is missing) I found a recipe online for the Shrimp Scampi which is very similar to my mothers recipe. Here's the recipe I found online:

• 1 pound large (16-20 count) shrimp, shelled* and de-veined, tail-on for presentation if you want
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2-3 tablespoons butter
• Salt
• 3-4 garlic cloves, slivered, or 1 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/shrimp_scampi/

Out of the ten ingredients listed above I only used five, but then again this is what I am used to and how I'm used to eating it. I used shrimp, butter, garlic, parsley, and cooking wine. With these five ingredients I made the perfect Shrimp Scampi, in my opinion at least. 

Ingredients:

- 10-12 shelled shrimp

- 2 tablespoons of butter

- 1/4 cup of cooking wine

- 1 teaspoon of blended garlic

Procedure:

I first peeled the hard shell off the shrimp before doing anything else. After peeling the shrimp, I then began to melt the butter on a pan. The burner was set on a medium level so that none of the ingredients would burn. After the butter had melted completely, I added the garlic and the parsley. Before introducing the parsley I had cut it up into very small pieces. I let them sit for about 1 minute and proceeded to add the cooking wine to the pan. I let all those ingredients sit together for about 2 minutes so that all the different flavors would mix. I then poured the shrimp into the pan and cooked them for about 5 minutes until they had a nice color.

Here are pictures of the process and end result:

The peeling of the shell of the shrimp

Cutting up the parsley

Butter

Blended up garlic

White cooking wine

All the ingredients mixed together 

Final product

Even though I didn't follow a specific recipe online or the traditional one, my shrimp scampi was perfect for me. After a few more times of cooking the shrimp, it will get better and easier and maybe I will try some of the other recipes as well.