We Love Scampi
Article and recipes supplied by Whitby Seafoods
As a nation, We love to eat Scampi.
But did you know that in a recent survey of 500 British consumers, over 80% didn'y know what this delightful morsel was?
Scampi – or langoustines, if you want to be all lar-dee-dar about it – are actually little lobsters. The scientific name is Nephrops Norvegicus, but you can sling your hook if you think we’re printing that on every packet.
We catch langoustines, like small lobsters (fancy, we know), from the seas of the British Isles.
We take the langoustines to our factory in Whitby where we fry them in a crispy crumb, using our safely-guarded family recipe.
We pack up our delicious breaded morsels and send them off, with a tear in our eyes like proud parents, to your local foodservice businesses.
From here it's up to you to cook to perfection, and serve however you like. And that doesn't just have to be with chips and a wedge of lemon (although we admit that is a DELICIOUS way to enjoy scampi).
Just incase you need it, here's some Scampi Inspiration:
Scampi Sliders
Serves: Makes 12 Sliders | Cooking Time: 18 minutes
A Whitby twist on mini-burgers, ideal as a finger food at a party. Quick too, just make the slaw while the scampi cooks in t'oven.
Ingredients:
- 1 Pack Whitby Ultimate Whole Scampi
- 12 Mini Brioche Buns
For the Slaw
- 1 Carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 small red onion, finely sliced
- 150g reg cabbage finely shredded
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon
Warming Scampi with Rainbow Roasts
Serves: 2 | Cooking Time: 20 minutes
A winter warmer, Whitby Seafoods style.
Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Cut beetroot, carrots and parsnips into roughly equal sized chunks. Drizzle with honey and oil and season to taste. Cook in preheated oven for 20 min. On a separate tray, place the frozen scampi and cook as per instructions for 18min. Served with steamed kale and a dollop of butter.
Ingredients:
- Whitby Seafoods Whole Scampi
- 2 medium sized beetroot scrubbed
- Butternut Squash
- 2 large parsnips
- Vegetable oil
- Runny honey
- Kale
- Butter
Scampi Po'Boy
Serves: 2 | Cooking Time: 18 minutes
Easy. Peezy. Lemon squeezy! Except there's no lemon in this recipe... or is there ;)
Cook Whitby Scampi according to instructions on the back of the pack. Whisk together 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise with 2 generous shakes of cajun spice. Assemble Po'boys.
Ingredients:
- Whitby Ultimate Whole Scampi
- 2 Mini-Baguette Rolls
- Little Gem Lettuce
- Vine tomatoes
- Mayonnaise
- Cajun Spice
Scampi with Minted Broad Beans
Serves: 2 | Cooking Time: 20 minutes
If you don't think you liked broad beans, try this then re-evaluate!
Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees. Peel and slice butternut squash. Drizzle with Olive oil. Cook for 20mins. Cook Scampi according to packet instructions. Cook broad beans on the hob until just soft enough to crush. Crush with fork and mix in creme fraiche and mint.
Ingredients:
- 1 bag Whitby Seafoods Whole Scampi
- Butternut Squash
- Broad beans
- Small bunch of mint - chopped
- Creme Fraiche
