15 MIN · STOVETOP

Gambas al Ajillo

Name: Gambas al Ajillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 12 raw king prawns (peeled, deveined, tails left on); 3 clove garlic (thinly sliced); 100 ml olive oil; 3 dried red chillies (whole); 1 tbsp parsley (chopped, to finish)

Classic Spanish sizzling garlic prawns in olive oil and chilli.

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Ingredients

12raw king prawns, peeled, deveined, tails left on
3 clovegarlic, thinly sliced
100 mlolive oil
3dried red chillies, whole
1 tbspparsley, chopped, to finish

Method

1
Peel the prawns leaving tails intact and remove the digestive tracts using a cocktail stick. Season lightly with sea salt.
2
Put the garlic, olive oil and dried chillies in a flameproof terracotta pot or frying pan. Set over high heat. When the garlic starts to turn golden, add the prawns.
3
Cook the prawns for 1–2 minutes on each side until just pink. Sprinkle over the parsley and cracked black pepper and serve immediately.

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