Scampi Oil

Name: Scampi Oil
Ingredients: 15 scampi heads and shells; 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil or grapeseed; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 celery finely chopped; 1 carrot mediumsized, finely chopped; 1 garlic finely chopped; 6 thyme sprgs; 300 water; 5 tablespoons tomato paste

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

15 scampi heads and shells
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil or grapeseed
1 onion finely chopped
1 celery finely chopped
1 carrot mediumsized, finely chopped
1 garlic finely chopped
6 thyme sprgs
300 water
5 tablespoons tomato paste

Directions

1

Place the shells and heads in a small pot and crush with a hammer.
2

Put a drop of the grapeseed (or vegetable) oil in a pan and sweat the shells over a low heat for a few minutes until they are dry.
3

Add the onion celery carrot garlic and thyme and sweat until the celery and carrot have softened.
4

Add the water then the tomato paste.
5

Be careful not to bum the ingredients and to dissolve the tomato paste fully in the water.
6

Add the rest of the oil stir well and bring to the boil.
7

Then lower the heat and simmer for 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
8

Take off the heat and leave to sit for a while.