Name: Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 pound shrimp; 4–6 large cloves, minced garlic; 1 teaspoon sweet Spanish paprika; 2–3 oz dry sherry (or cognac); 1/4 cup virgin olive oil; 3 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped; 1 oz fresh lemon juice; as needed salt; as needed freshly ground black pepper

Seafood

4 servings

255 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Warm the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat and add the minced garlic; sauté about 1 minute until it begins to brown, taking care not to burn it.

Virgin olive oilGarlic

Step 2

Raise heat to high, add the shrimp, lemon juice, sherry (or cognac) and paprika, stir well and sauté briskly until shrimp turn pink and curl (about 3 minutes).

ShrimpFresh lemon juiceDry sherry (or cognac)Sweet Spanish paprika

Step 3

Remove from heat and transfer the shrimp with oil and sauce to a warm plate or serve directly from the pan.

ShrimpVirgin olive oil

Step 4

Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

SaltFreshly ground black pepper

Step 5

Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Fresh parsley, chopped

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.