Recipe: Gambas al Ajillo (Shrimp with garlic)

Gambas al ajillo, or “Shrimp with Garlic,” is one of the most popular Spanish tapas. Shrimp and garlic are a wonderful combination, and with this recipe each bite will have you wanting more. We serve ours with fresh bread, which is great to soak up the sauce.

Ingredients

Olive oil
1 head of garlic, chopped
1 cup of Sherry
3 lbs of large shrimp, peeled and deveined
salt and pepper, to taste
Finely chopped parsley

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high flame
Add the garlic and sautee for about 2 minutes. If you overcook it, it will taste bitter
Pour sherry into the pan and simmer for 2 minutes
Add shrimp and cook until pink and cooked through
Garnish with parsley. Serve immediately

Add garlic to heated olive oil

Pour sherry into the pan

Gambas al ajillo, or “Shrimp with garlic”

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Denise de Castro

I'm a Native New Yorker who now lives in Connecticut. I love food – cooking, eating, taking photos of food, attending cooking demos – all things food, and don’t forget about drinking wine. It could be anywhere – in my hometown, to abroad, anything food and drink goes here.