Grilled Scampi

Grilled scampi is scampi baked by application of dry heat over hot gas grill or charcoal grill. Scampi is best eaten in grilled form after being seasoned with salt. Due to exquisite natural flavor of scampi, it is not recommended to experiment much with this seafood product; though the seafood is often grilled after being seasoned with or marinated in a mix of several spices, herbs, and other ingredients like oil, butter, lemon juice almonds etc.  

 

Scampi refers to a few species of crustacean like crab, shrimp, lobster, crayfish, barnacles, and krill. Though any type of scampi can be used for grilling purposes, however, shrimp scampi is the most popularly used one.     

 

 

Preparation Analysis

Grilled scampi can be prepared in various ways. The scampi can simply be grilled after being brushed with olive oil and garlic mix. Scampi can also be grilled after being marinated in oil and herb mix. Grilling scampi after being topped with garlic, parsley, almonds, and butter mix is also a great way to enhance the flavor and savor of the grilled seafood.

 

  • Garlic and olive oil brushed scampi- One of the recipes suggests cutting shrimp scampi in half and grilling it until golden brown, while brushing it frequently with a warm mix of olive oil, garlic, oregano, and butter during grilling process.
  • Marinated grilled scampi- Another grilled scampi recipe suggests marinating the fish in a mix of lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and aromatic herbs, and grilling it on olive oil coated aluminum foil sheet on hot grill. The fish may be basted a few times with reserved fresh marinade during grilling.
  • Garlic butter grilled scampi- Scampi can also be grilled after placing garlic butter mix onto it. Softened butter, salt, chopped almonds, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, chopped shallots, and lemon juice are combined with blended mix of garlic and parsley to prepare the garlic-butter mix. This paste is chilled after being rolled in the form of sausage and then placed in sliced form onto scampi. It is allowed to melt on scampi upon grilling. The scampi is initially grilled for a couple of minutes before the garlic-butter paste is placed onto its flesh side.   

 

 

Serving

Grilled scampi is often paired with asparagus and noodles.

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Grilled shrimp scampi of around 4 ounces, prepared with six medium sized shrimp, butter, lemon juice, garlic, parsley, and olive oil, provides around 300 calories, obtained from 9 g of carbohydrate, 21.8 g of fat, 261 mg of cholesterol, and 25 g of protein.