To help perfect your shrimp scampi and bring it up to restaurant quality ... you can remove the shrimp from the pan until the pasta finishes cooking in the sauce, then just bring them back ...

Sprinkle shrimp with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add half of shrimp to pan; sauté 2 minutes or until almost done. Transfer shrimp to a plate. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in pan. Add remaining shrimp ...