Basque Chicken And Shrimp In Wine Recipes

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH GARLIC, LEMON, AND WHITE WINE

Steps:

• Place 1/4 cup oil, scallion whites, garlic, and oregano in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until the oil starts to simmer, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring and turning often, until opaque, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and wine to the skillet; simmer for about 1 1/2 minutes. Add water, pepper, and salt; cook for 30 seconds. Stir in butter, 1 tablespoon olive oil, scallion greens, and parsley until even distributed. Arrange the shrimp on warmed plates and spoon the sauce on top.

BASQUE CHICKEN AND SHRIMP IN WINE

Steps:

• If finishing in the oven: preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine seasoning mix ingredients and set aside.
• Remove all visible fat from chicken.
• Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of seasoning mix over chicken and rub in well.
• Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons of seasoning mix over shrimp and rub in well.
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over high heat.
• Add chicken pieces and brown on all sides, about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove chicken to a bowl or plate.
• Add ham to skillet and saute, stirring once or twice, about 2 minutes.
• Add onions and 1 tablespoon of seasoning mix.
• Cook until a crust begins to form on bottom of pan, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cook until crust begins to harden, about 3 minutes.
• Add 1 cup of wine.
• Stir and scrape bottom of pan to dissolve crust.
• Cook, scraping well, 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in stock, scrape pan, and bring to a boil.
• Stir in remaining seasoning mix and bring to a rolling boil.
• Whisk in remaining wine.
• Cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• To finish in oven: Place chicken and accumulated juices in an oven-proof casserole.
• Place shrimp on top.
• Pour sauce over them.
• Cover and bake until chicken is done, about 30 minutes.
• To finish on stovetop: Add chicken and accumulated juices back into skillet and stir.
• Add shrimp to skillet and stir.
• Spoon some sauce over chicken and shrimp.
• Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is done, about 30 minutes.

CREAMY BASQUE SHRIMP SCAMPI

Steps:

• Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, then dust with flour.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet. Add shrimp and cook over medium heat about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove shrimp from pan and drain the oil from pan.
• In the same skillet, warm the wine over low heat. Add shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
• Add butter, lemon juice, and heavy cream. Cook 1 or two minutes more.
• Sprinkle with parsley.

SHRIMP SCAMPI FROM THE WOOL GROWERS BASQUE RESTAURANT

Steps:

• Saute raw, shelled, deveined shrimps in olive oil until the shrimps turn pink ~ just a minute or two! Don't overcook these.
• Remove shrimp.
• Warm wine over medium heat ~ but do not boil. Lower flame to low heat and add shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
• Add 1-1/2 cups butter and melt.
• Add 1/4 cup lemon juice.
• Add 1/4 cup heavy cream and cook until the sauce thickens ~ again, just a minute or 2.
• Sprinkle with 2 T chopped parsley and serve over rice or pasta or just by itself.
• Note: minced garlic TO TASTE can be added to this at any stage ~ from sauteing the raw shrimp through the last step of adding the heavy cream.