Cilantro Shrimp Scampi with Cheddar Drop Biscuits
From sparow64 17 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Another one from a cooking magazine. Love this fresh take on shrimp scampi served over cheddar biscuits. Can also serve over rice or pasta
Ingredients
- SHRIMP: shopping list
- 2 T oilive oil shopping list
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined shopping list
- flour for dusting shopping list
- 1 T garlic, minced shopping list
- 1/2 c dry white wine shopping list
- 2 T butter shopping list
- 1/3 c chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 1/4 c fresh lime juice shopping list
- 2 T chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- BISCUITS: shopping list
- 2 1/2 c All Purpose flour shopping list
- 1/4 c sugar shopping list
- 1 T baking powder shopping list
- 1 t kosher salt shopping list
- 1/2 t cream of tartar shopping list
- 6 T unsalted butter, cold, cubed shopping list
- 1 c sharp chddar, shredded shopping list
- 1 c buttermilk shopping list
- 1 egg, beaten shopping list
How to make it
- BISCUITS:
- Preheat oven to 450
- Line baking sheet withparchment paper or coat lighly with nonstick spray
- Whisk dry ingredients together
- Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until the sice of peas
- Stir in cheese
- Combin buttermilk and egg
- Stir into flour mixutre just until incorporated
- Prtion batter with an ice cream scoop or 1/4 c measure onto prepared baking sheet
- Bake until tops begin to brown, 15 minutes.
- While bisciuts are abking, prepare scampi.
- SCAMPI
- Combine cilantro, lime juice and chilies in large bowl, set aside
- Lightly dust shrimp with flour, shke of exxcess
- Add 2 T olive oil to non stick skillet
- Saute shrimp over med high heat, 2 minutes
- Stir in garlic, cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds
- Deglaze pan with wine, scraping any bits ofrm obttom of pan
- Simmer until reduced by half, about 2 minutes
- Stir in butter until melted
- Add shrimp to cilantro mixture and toss to coat, season with salt
- Serve shrimp and sauce over cheddar biscuits, rice or pasta
The Rating
Reviewed by 3 people-
I love biscuits, and cheddar biscuits even more! Then add shrimp scampi, with lime AND cilantro? Genius, sheer genius! I would never have thought to combine these.
shepherdrescue
in Lake Forest loved it
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Lawdy, this sounds so darn delicious! I do like shrimp and cheese biscuits so I know I will love this one!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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Shrim and cheddar biscuits great recipe sparrow64 Thanks
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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