One of Spain´s most famous tapas dishes is Gambas al Ajillo. Which is basically garlic shrimp. However, every region makes them different. In this video, you will see how to make The Famous Spanish Garlic Shrimp from Madrid.
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
DIRECTIONS
- 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!
