Shrimp (Prawns) in Garlic Butter over Pasta

Total time: 25 minutes
     This is a variation on Scampi, Shrimp in Garlic Butter. The lemon juice and white wine extend the sauce without using quite so much butter and the Prosciutto is a sweet/salty counterpoint to the shrimp, balancing the flavors nicely. Sprinkle with fresh Parmesan or not...  You can use frozen, raw shrimp or pre-cooked for this.

 Ingredients:

• 12oz (350gr) cleaned shrimp (prawns), 350gr, 12.4oz cleaned
• 3 slices Prosciutto or other dry-cured ham,  60gr, 2.1oz
• 5 cloves garlic, 15gr, .53oz
• 2 shallots, 60gr, 2.1oz
• 1 tsp paprika, 2.1gr, .07oz
• 2 tbs butter, 28.4gr, 1oz
• 1 tbs olive oil, 13.5gr, .48oz
• 2 tbs lemon juice, 30gr, 1oz
• 2 tbs white wine, 30gr, 1oz
• 4 tbs fresh snipped parsley  substitute 2 tbs parsley, 15gr, .53oz fresh
• 1/4 freshly grated Parmesan optional, 30gr, 1oz
• 1 1/4 cups bite-size pasta, 100gr, 3.5oz

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, just until al dente.
• Clean shrimp if they need it.
• Mince garlic and finely chop shallots.
• Roughly chop Prosciutto.
• Grate Parmesan.
• Snip parsley if using fresh.
• Heat butter and oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add shallots and garlic and sauté over medium heat, stirring frequently, 5 - 7 minutes.  Be careful not to let the garlic brown.
• Add ham and sauté 5 minutes longer, just until starting to get crisp.
• Stir in paprika.
• Add shrimp and sauté until cooked through (they'll turn opaque and curl).
• Add lemon juice, white wine and parsley; heat through.
• Add pasta and heat through, stirring.
• Spoon into a serving dish, sprinkle with Parmesan and serve.

Note: the photo was taken before I added the cheese - the shrimp and ham showed up better.....

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:  1423 / 711.5 Total Carbohydrates:  96 / 48           Dietary Fiber: 2 / 1 Total Fat: 64 / 32          Saturated Fat: 27 / 13.5 Cholesterol:  532 / 266 Protein:  116 / 58 Calcium:  532 / 266 Sodium:   2429 / 1214.5

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/