Gamberi al Cioccolato #ChocolateWeek

This dish is a fun take on Shrimp Scampi.  The addition of a Dark Chocolate Drizzle makes this dish feel a bit more decadent and special.

Today is Fish Friday and the final day of Chocolate Week......

Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures invited us to join her all week long in sharing Chocolate recipes.   There have been some great recipes being shared.  You can find them all by searching #chocolateweek on social media.

More Chocolate Recipes

• Baked Donut Recipe from Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
• Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Chocolate Ice cream Soda from Art of Natural Living
• Cookie Dough Fudge from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Crockpot Peanut Clusters from The Fresh Cooky
• Gamberi al Cioccolato from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Mole Wings from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Orange Chocolate Cheesecake Pots from Shockingly Delicious
• Slow Cooker Chocolate Cobbler from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Soft and Chewy Chocolate Sugar Cookies from Blogghetti
• Strawberry Cheesecake Bites from Devour Dinner
• Tar Heel Brownie Pie from Palatable Pastime
• Triple Chocolate M&M Giant Heart Cookie from Magical Ingredients

Today is the final day of Chocolate Week and since it is also a Friday I wanted to find a fish/seafood recipe that used chocolate.

I found this Italian Recipe on Food Network.  I also found a recipe from Italy, however it is in Italian and since I can't read Italian I went with this one.  It turned out lovely and I was happy knowing that it was an actual, traditional recipe.

I wasn't sure what to serve with a Chocolate Shrimp.  Should I put it over pasta?  If I do should I thin out some of the chocolate and make a sauce?  Should I make some homemade chocolate pasta?  That seems like a lot of work and I still don't know what sauce I would use.  

In the end, I roasted up some vegetables and opened up a package of Quinoa/Brown Rice mixture.  It was perfect.  My husband and Teen chose to have their shrimp scampi sans chocolate.  Their loss....

It was so good.

Entrees, Shrimp, Chocolate, Garlic, Quick, Easy

Entrees, Seafood

Italian

Yield: 3 servings

Author: A Day in the Life on the Farm

Gamberi al Ciccolato

This dish is a fun take on Shrimp Scampi. The addition of a Dark Chocolate Drizzle makes this dish feel a bit more decadent and special.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 15 Min

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. dark chocolate chips, I used Ghiradelli 72% cocoa
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 T. olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 25-30 Large Raw Shrimp, peeled and deveined.
• 1/4 c. dry white wine
• handful of parsley, chopped

Instructions

1. Place the milk and chocolate in a bowl or double boiler over simmering water. Stir until completely melted. Set aside.
2. Heat the olive oil and garlic in a skillet over med high heat. Add the shrimp. Cook and stir until translucent. Add the wine and parsley. Bring to a boil and cook until wine is reduced and shrimp turns pink.
3. Remove shrimp to a serving platter and drizzle with the chocolate before serving.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe found at FoodNetwork.com

Nutrition Facts

Calories

284.79

Fat (grams)

14.59 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

6.13 g

Carbs (grams)

22.76 g

Fiber (grams)

3.27 g

Net carbs

19.49

Sugar (grams)

14.83 g

Protein (grams)

12.09 g

Sodium (milligrams)

390.67 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

84.11 g

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