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My review
Spanish Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo)
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Chef John
"Every Spanish restaurant serves this dish of shrimp cloaked in garlic-infused olive oil with smoky hints of paprika and a touch of sweetness from sherry. Make sure you have all your ingredients together before you head to the stove since, start to finish, this cooks in mere minutes. It's great for a tapas party, since you can prep everything ahead of time. Just spoon the shrimp and sauce over toasted bread and sprinkle more cayenne and parsley on top to enjoy."
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Ingredients
20 m servings 227Original recipe yields 4 servings (1 pound of shrimp)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Slice garlic thinly. Season shrimp with kosher salt and paprika. Mix to coat.
- Heat garlic and oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook until garlic starts to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add shrimp and increase heat to high. Toss and turn shrimp with tongs until starting to curl but still undercooked, about 2 minutes. Pour in sherry. Cook, stirring continuously, until sauce comes up to a boil and shrimp is cooked through, about 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Stir in parsley with a spoon.
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Footnotes
- Chef's Notes:
- Unless you live in a few choice locations, it's rare to find true fresh shrimp at the market. All they do is thaw some frozen, and put it in the case, where it sits until you buy it, which is why it really makes a lot more sense to purchase frozen. To thaw, run cold water into the bowl of frozen shrimp and let it sit for about 10 minutes before draining. Repeat once more.
- Feel free to substitute sherry with white wine plus a pinch of sugar.
- This video shows how to properly devein shrimp.
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5/12/2019
I didn’t care for it. I followed the directions exactly but it turned out pretty flavorless.
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7/8/2018
This was excellent. Take the time to thinly slice the garlic instead of dice it as it makes a difference (especially if you soak up the sauce with a nice crusty bread, which you definitely shou...
1/11/2019
Good shrimp dish. Like most shrimp recipes, this one was quick to make. Kind of reminded me of shrimp scampi.. I can't have any alcohol in my food so for sherry I substituted 1 tablespoon apple ...
8/2/2019
Added some pine apple to give it a little sweetness...served over quinoa.
5/12/2019
I didn’t care for it. I followed the directions exactly but it turned out pretty flavorless.
1/21/2019
Very easy and very tasty. As noted in other reviews, make sure you thinly slice the garlic (not chopped or minced). I skipped the paprika (my wife is allergic), but I'm sure it would have really...
1/18/2019
This was super bland. I even added chili powder and extra paprika and sherry. Boring!