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lardo-wrapped shrimp with crisp vegetables

scampi con lardo e verdure croccanti


4 servings

lardo-wrapped shrimp 11-09

Ingredients

  • 1 large celery rib, thinly sliced
  • 1 small fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1 small carrot, peeled and thinly julienned
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 small zucchini, thinly julienned
  • 20 thin slices lardo (about 3 ounces)
  • 20 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Fine sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons honey, preferably orange blossom
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
 

Instructions

 

Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. Submerge celery, fennel, carrot, bell pepper and zucchini in water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, wrap 1 piece lardo around each shrimp.
 
Drain vegetables and pat dry. Divide vegetables among 4 serving plates; drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt.
 
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook, turning once, until cooked through, about 3 minutes. Transfer cooked shrimp to plates with vegetables but leave the skillet as is; do not wipe it out. Return skillet to heat; add honey and cook over low heat just until honey is warmed through and viscous. Drizzle honey over shrimp and vegetables. Garnish with chives.

November 2009

keywords:

seafood, easy, simple, lardo, shrimp

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Comments [1]

  • Very easy and tasty. I couldn't find lardo so I used prosciutto. Also, after chilling & drying the vegetables, I sauteed them for 2 minutes before cooking the shrimp (we prefer our vegetables cooked).
    Posted: October 01, 2009 00:19 by LindaNV

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