Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp Scampi
(adapted from Epicurious)

ingredients

• olive oil
• peeled, deveined large raw shrimp
• 4 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• salt and pepper
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• pasta, preferably, angel-hair or linguine 
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• zucchini, diced - optional

directions
1. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to boil.
2. Heat oil in skillet over high heat and saute shrimp, turning over once.  Cook for about 2 minutes, just until through, with a slotted spoon, move shrimp to plate.
3. In same skillet with shrimp removed, cook zucchini until through, remove to plate.
4. Add garlic to remaining oil, red pepper flakes, wine, salt & pepper and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally for about 1 minute.
5. Add butter to skillet, stirring until melted, and stir in shrimp & zucchini.  Remove from heat.
6. Cook pasta in boiling water until tender. Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta.  Toss pasta well with shrimp mixture and parsley in large bowl.  Add some reserved cooking water if necessary to keep moist.