Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
4
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 5 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Savoury and garlicky with a delicious finishing hit of nutty sherry wine, this lightning-fast Spanish shrimp dish is sure to be a hit at your table. Serve it with whole-wheat baguette slices so none of the luscious sauce goes to waste. If you don’t have sherry wine, you can use a teaspoon of sherry vinegar instead.
Ingredients
Uncooked shrimp
1 pound(s), large, peeled and deveined
Kosher salt
¼ tsp(s)
Extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp(s)
Crushed red pepper flakes
½ tsp(s)
Garlic
8 clove(s), large, thinly sliced
Fresh parsley
2 tbsp(s), finely chopped
Sherry wine
2 tbsp(s), dry variety
Lemon zest
1 tsp(s)
Instructions
1
In a medium bowl, toss together the shrimp and salt; set aside.
2
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium. Add the pepper flakes and garlic; cook until the garlic just begins to brown, about 1 minute. Add the shrimp mixture; cook, turning the shrimp occasionally, until the shrimp are cooked through, about 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley, sherry, and lemon zest; cook 1 minute. Serve the shrimp mixture with the baguette.
3
Serving size: about ⅔ cup shrimp mixture
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