Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp
- 1 pound 21-30 Shrimp, Shells Removed, Cleaned, And Deveined
- 8 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided
- 1 whole Head Of Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Chili Flakes
- 1 whole Bay Leaf
- 1 Tablespoon Italian Flat Leaf Parsley Finely Diced
- 1 Tablespoon Sherry Cooking Wine
- In a bowl, add your shrimp, then add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt, and 2 cloves of minced garlic.
- Mix well to combine.
- Allow this to marinate at room temperature as you move through the rest of this process.
- Heat a large skillet to medium heat.
- Smash 6 cloves of garlic and add it to the skillet along with the remaining 6 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Cook the garlic until it becomes light brown, being careful not to go past this stage.
- The goal here is to make a nice garlic olive oil to be used in the next step of cooking the shrimp.
- Once the garlic is light brown, remove the cloves from the olive oil with a slotted spoon, and move the skillet off of the burner.
- Next, slice the remaining cloves of garlic.
- Return your skillet to a lower heat, and add in your garlic, the chili flakes, and the bay leaf.
- Cook this on low heat, being careful not to brown.
- This will begin to intensify the flavor of the garlic oil.
- Before adding your shrimp, bring the heat up to a medium-low temperature, and toss in your shrimp, creating an even layer in your skillet.
- Cook the shrimp for a couple of minutes, before turning them over to cook on the other side.
- This will not take very long.
- Add your parsley and sherry cooking wine, and give it a good flip.
- Transfer to your serving dish, and dig in.
- Not only did my son love this dish, but my daughter and wife did as well.
- The end result is a truly fantastic and delicious shrimp dish that is packed with a great garlic taste.
shrimp, olive oil, garlic, salt, chili flakes, bay leaf, italian flat leaf, sherry cooking wine
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/spanish-style-garlic-shrimp/ (may not work)