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Gambas al Ajillo
Prawns sizzled in olive oil with garlic and chilli — a Spanish tapas classic that takes 5 minutes to make.
5 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
Easy
Difficulty
8
Ingredients
5
Steps
Ingredients
Servings
- 150 gm raw king prawns, peeled
- 3 tbspn good olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 small dried chilli or ½ tspn chilli flakes
- 1 tbspn dry sherry or white wine
- Salt
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Crusty bread to serve
Method
- 1
Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan or cazuela over a medium heat.
- 2
Add the garlic and chilli and fry for until the garlic is just starting to turn golden.
- 3
Add the prawns and fry for , tossing, until they turn pink and opaque.
- 4
Add the sherry and let it sizzle for .
- 5
Season with salt, scatter with parsley and serve immediately with crusty bread.
Notes
- This must be served sizzling hot — straight from the pan.
- Use the best olive oil you can — it is the main flavour here.
- Frozen prawns work fine, just defrost and pat dry before cooking.