California Farm Tapas: Wood Fired Scampi

Name: California Farm Tapas: Wood Fired Scampi
Total time: 1380 s
Yield: 2 to 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound whole large frozen scampi, 20 per pound; Shrimp heads and shells to be saved for shrimp bisque; 4 elephant garlic cloves, crushed, peels dried and ground to sprinkle on food, no waste; 4 Tbs Olive oil; 4 Lemon wedges; 1 Tsp coarse pepper; 4 pounds oak kindling wood

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Instead of natural manzanita charcoal, I made an oak wood fire in my grill and followed the recipe from cook pad chef Silvia using her ilFornino recipe to grill large scampi for guests.

It just happens that my home built stainless steel grill has a 10” wide side door, a chimney and a flat cooking surface, so I built an oak wood fire in the back of the grill and slid a 9” cast iron pan with marinated scampi in the front when the temperature was up to 550F degrees. Thank you, Silvia.

Instead of natural manzanita charcoal, I made an oak wood fire in my grill and followed the recipe from cook pad chef Silvia using her ilFornino recipe to grill large scampi for guests.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Instead of natural manzanita charcoal, I made an oak wood fire in my grill and followed the recipe from cook pad chef Silvia using her ilFornino recipe to grill large scampi for guests.

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Ingredients

15 min. to build wood fire, 8 min. grilling

2 to 4 people

1 poundwhole large frozen scampi, 20 per pound
Shrimp heads and shells to be saved for shrimp bisque
California Farm Seafood Bisque Soup
4elephant garlic cloves, crushed, peels dried and ground to sprinkle on food, no waste
4 TbsOlive oil
4Lemon wedges
1 Tspcoarse pepper
4 poundsoak kindling wood
Equipment: 9” cast iron skillet, grill with side door, 2 BBQ chimneys full of oak wood, long handled barbecue scraper, kitchen timer, coffee grinder to pulverize garlic peels, potholder
Cost: scampi $7

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Steps

15 min. to build wood fire, 8 min. grilling

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Start woodfire in grill with chimney full of oak kindling, use long handled BBQ grill scraper to push to far end when burning, add second chimney of kindling. Use probe thermometer to check when temperature reaches 550F degrees, close side door, door vent and chimney vent open.
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Remove shrimp head and vein, set aside for shrimp bisque. Coat shrimp with garlic, olive oil and pepper in glass bowl. Arrange single layer on dry cast iron skillet. Set timer for 6 minutes, slide cast iron skillet with scampi in grill in front of wood fire, check scampi visually, check temperature, regulate temperature by opening/ closing doorvent. When grilled to perfection, close grill, peel, save peels for shrimp bisque. Serve scampi as tapas.

Linked Recipes

California Farm Seafood Bisque Soup

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on May 03, 2023 03:20

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.