Scampi-esque shrimp with carmelized mushrooms, onions, and wilted baby spinach
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Author: newwavegurly Status: published Published: Feb 02,2008 license cc-by-nc-nd tags: shrimp, dinner, mushrooms, delicious, spinach, savory, onions, carmelized, scampi style,
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Share on TwitterI never use measurements when cooking off the top of my head, so here are the basics:
One container of sliced baby bella mushrooms carmelized in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil on a medium-high heat. Two medium sized spanish (red) onions sliced thin, added to pan after mushrooms have taken on some color. Mix together, and continue to cook over medium-high heat until onions start to carmelize. Then lower heat, and let them cook for a while, stir occasionally. You can season the mushrooms and onions at this point.
In a large skillet, heat around 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Grate two cloves of garlic and a small piece of fresh ginger on a microplane and add to oil. Warm in oil until fragrant and just starting to brown. Add a pound of shrimp (I peeled mine, and they were pre-cooked as well). Then add a couple of ounces of white wine and bring it all to a simmer. Add some salt and pepper to taste. After simmering for a couple of minutes, add a couple of squeezes of fresh lemon juice, lower the heat, and allow to simmer a little longer.
While shrimp are cooking, add one bag of fresh baby spinach to the pan with the mushrooms and onions in it. Turn the heat back up to medium. Let spinach begin to wilt, then start folding it into the mushrooms and onions. Continue cooking until spinach is wilted, but still fairly bright green.
Serve shrimp over mushroom, onion, and spinach mixture.
