Shrimp With Green Sauce (gambas En Salsa Verde)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 18 large shrimp, peeled deveined tails intact

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over medium heat; add garlic and cook until softened, about 1 minute.
• 2 add brandy and swirl it around in the skillet until it evaporates.
• 3 add wine and 1/4 cup water and reduce slightly, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 4 stir in parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste; transfer to a blender with 2 tablespoons oil and puree until smooth; cover and set aside.
• 5 heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in skillet over high heat; add shrimps and cook until just pink, 1 or 2 minutes.
• 6 add green sauce, season with salt and pepper and heat until warmed through.
• 7 drizzle with additional olive oil or water just to loosen sauce.
• 8 serve with crusty bread.