Sheet-Pan Shrimp Scampi
Updated May 5, 2021

- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2lemons
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
- 1cup dry white wine
- 3tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1pound peeled large or extra-large shrimp
- 2 to 3garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- ⅛teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more for garnish
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ½cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼cup fresh basil, chopped (or use more parsley)
Preparation
- Step 1
Position a broiler rack 4 inches from heating element, then heat the broiler. If your oven is separate from your broiler, heat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Step 2
Slice one of the lemons ¼-inch thick, removing the seeds. Arrange lemon slices in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Cut the other lemon into wedges and reserve for serving.
- Step 3
Brush lemon slices generously with oil and sprinkle lightly with salt. Carefully pour wine onto baking sheet, avoiding pouring directly over lemon slices.
- Step 4
Transfer pan to the oven or broiler, and broil until the tops of the lemon slices are caramelized and charred in spots, and the wine has reduced by half, 6 to 12 minutes. (Broilers vary a lot in their intensity, so watch carefully.) If your broiler is in your oven, turn off the broiler and heat oven to 450 degrees. (It should heat up quickly since the broiler’s been on.)
- Step 5
Meanwhile, in a medium pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Remove from heat and add shrimp, garlic, ¾ teaspoon salt, the red-pepper flakes and black pepper; toss well to coat shrimp with butter.
- Step 6
Transfer shrimp mixture to the baking sheet, and spread shrimp in an even layer on top of the lemon slices. Roast until shrimp are cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Toss lemons and shrimp well, taste, and add more salt if needed. Transfer shrimp, lemons and any pan juices to a serving platter and sprinkle with parsley, basil and more red-pepper flakes. Serve immediately, with lemon wedges for squeezing.
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Comments
Willow, I would think you'd set it on Hi since the oven gets set at 450 later, which is a very hot oven but only slightly less hot than an average broiler. It appears that the broiler is used only for quick wine reduction and caramelizing the lemon. If you put shrimp under the broiler along with the lemon and wine it would be cooked way before the reduction and broiling would be completed. Hope that helps.. You're right that the recipe should specify this. Sometimes chefs and very accomplished
This is the worst recipe on NYT Cooking and I’ve been cooking here for years. It does make delicious shrimp, but it does so with many more dishes, heat sources, and steps than it should. Shrimp scampi is a very easy dish that only requires a pan, a bowl, and a cooktop. If you want scampi, use Kim Severson’s Southern Shrimp Scampi or Melissa Clark’s Classic Shrimp Scampi, both available here. Same result, fewer dishes, fewer steps, easier. This recipe is nonsense.
Doesn't the acid from the lemon and wine react with the aluminum baking sheet?
I've made this a few times & found that using jumbo shrimp vs smaller ones didn't change the cooking time. I've used white cooking wine vs wine-wine and everything is still delicious (over angel hair pasta).
This is my second time around with this recipe/technique. I caramelized the lemons under the broiler and then set the oven to 450 to cook the shrimp. I also added more garlic! Otherwise--I followed the recipe. Delicious! And so easy for a larger crowd than using a skillet. I was able to warm the bread and roast the asparagus in the oven--so no stovetop cooking at all. Easy entertaining recipe.
Never again. Make a traditional scampi.
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