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Gambas al ajillo

Gambas al ajillo

Heavenly Spanish garlic-chile shrimp, made very simply
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 14 oz shrimp, cleaned 400 g
  • 3 tbsp good-quality extra virgin olive oil 40 g
  • fresh chile pepper
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • parsley
  • salt
  • white pepper

Instructions
 

  • First, clean the shrimp. For gambas al ajillo, I even remove the tails.
    Cleaned raw shrimp
  • Finely chop the parsley, slice the peeled garlic, and cut the chile pepper into smaller pieces.
    Preparing the ingredients for gambas al ajillo
  • Heat a skillet thoroughly over high heat. Once it is hot, pour in the olive oil.
    Making gambas al ajillo 1
  • Add the garlic and stir. Immediately add the chile pepper, then the shrimp.
    Making gambas al ajillo 3
  • Cook over high heat for about one minute, until the shrimp are cooked through. Turn them once or a few times as they cook.
    Making gambas al ajillo 4
  • Take the skillet off the heat, and season with salt, white pepper, and the finely chopped parsley.
    Making gambas al ajillo 5
  • Serve immediately.
    Gambas al ajillo

Notes

The quantities given in the recipe are meant for 4 people as an appetizer or tapas, served with bread. Count it as enough for 2 people if you are not eating much else alongside it.
In the photos, the recipe quantity was served for 2 people.
Keyword flavorful, fresh, light
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