Shrimp In Garlic Sauce, Spanish Style

Total Time: 34 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb small shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 8 -10 large garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced
• 2 dried red chili peppers, each broken into 3 pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika (if you can get pimenton, the smoky spanish paprika, all the better)
• 3 tablespoons finely minced parsley

Recipe

• 1 about ½ hour before cooking, season shrimp well with salt.
• 2 place shrimp on paper towels; let rest.
• 3 when ready to cook, add olive oil to a large sauté pan over med-high heat.
• 4 add in garlic and dried chili pepper pieces; sauté 2 minutes and make sure the garlic doesn’t brown.
• 5 dry the shrimp well; add them to the hot oil and turn them quickly to coat with the oil.
• 6 cook, tossing, until the shrimp are just done—no more than 2 minutes.
• 7 as the shrimp finish cooking, sprinkle with the paprika and parsley; stir to blend well.
• 8 remove from heat; add salt to taste.
• 9 divide among 4 appetizer plates and serve immediately with good bread for sopping up the oil.