Skewered Chorizo And Shrimps

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 shallot, finely sliced
• 9 ounces small chorizo sausages
• 7/8 cup red wine
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 dash chili oil
• 8 large shrimp
• flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat. add the shallot and cook until soft but not coloured - about 5 minutes. remove the shallots from the pan and set aside.
• 2 add the chorizo sausages to the same pan and return to the heat. as soon as the sausages leave a little oil, pour in the red wine, tip in the bay leaves and thyme, and bring to a simmer. return the shallots to the saucepan.
• 3 simmer until the wine has cooked down to three-quarters its original volume, before turning off the heat.
• 4 while the wine is reducing, heat the chili oil in a large frying pan and fry the shrimp over a moderate heat until they turn colour - about 2-3 minutes on each side. scatter with chopped parsley.
• 5 remove the chorizo sausages from the red wine sauce and thread onto skewers, alternating each one with a cooked shrimp. drizzle the skewers with red wine sauce from the pan.
• 6 serve this tasty tapas dish with a glass of amontillado or medium-dry sherry.