Nouranyeh's Recipe

Spanish Garlic Shrimp (Gambas al Ajillo)

Category: Recipes

Ingredients
15 raw jumbo shrimp peeled & deveined
8 cloves garlic
4 small dried cayenne peppers
1/3 cup white wine 85 ml
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil 88 ml
handful freshly chopped parsley
sea salt & black pepper
1 baguette to serve optional

Instructions
Peel and thinly slice 8 cloves of garlic, pat down 15 raw jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined) with paper towels, season the shrimp with sea salt & black pepper, reserve 4 small dried cayenne peppers and measure out 1/3 cup white wine

Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 2 minutes season the olive oil with sea salt and add in the sliced garlic & cayenne peppers, mix with the olive oil, after 2 minutes and the garlics are developing a light golden fried color, add the shrimp into the pan, making sure they´re all in a single layer

After 1 1/2 to 2 minutes flip the shrimp to cook the other side, then add in the 1/3 cup of white wine and raise the heat to a medium-high heat
After a total cooking time of about 4 minutes on the shrimp (2 minutes per side), they should be perfectly cooked, remove the pan from the heat.

Transfer everything into a serving dish and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley, serve next to a crusty baguette to mop up all the sauce, enjoy!

Watch the Video Below on How to Make The Famous Spanish Garlic Shrimp | Gambas al Ajillo from Madrid