Scampi Con Prosciutto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    12 uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled deveined
    3 slices prosciutto, each slice cut lengthwise in half, then crosswise in half
    1/2 cup dry white wine
    1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
    2 garlic cloves, minced
    1/4 teaspoon dry crushed red pepper
    2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced
    4 lemon wedges
Preparation
    Combine shrimp, wine, olive oil, garlic and crushed pepper in bowl; toss to coat. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
    Preheat broiler. Drain shrimp, reserving marinade.
    Wrap 1 prosciutto strip around each shrimp. Arrange 3 shrimp in each of 4 shallow broilerproof dishes, tucking ends of prosciutto strips under shrimp. Drizzle 1 tablespoon marinade over shrimp in each dish.
    Broil shrimp about 6 inches from heat source until prosciutto begins to crisp and shrimp are cooked through; watch closely to avoid burning, about 6 minutes.
    Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon wedges.

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