Gambas al Ajillo

Name: Gambas al Ajillo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 500 g raw prawns, peeled; 8 pieces garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 150 ml extra virgin olive oil; 2 pieces dried chillies; 0.5 tsp sweet paprika; 2 tbsp dry sherry; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 0.5 tsp salt; crusty bread, to serve

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Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Total20 min

Prawns sizzled in garlic oil with chilli — five minutes of cooking and a plate of bread to catch the oil.

Ingredients

Serves:4

500 g raw prawns, peeled
8 pieces garlic cloves, thinly sliced
150 ml extra virgin olive oil
2 pieces dried chillies
0.5 tsp sweet paprika
2 tbsp dry sherry
3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
0.5 tsp salt
crusty bread, to serve

Nutrition (estimated)

medium confidence

496kcal · per serving

32g

Protein

8.6g

Carbs

38.3g

Fat

Recipe total: 1984 kcal · P 127.9g · C 34.4g · F 153.1g

Estimated from 8 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

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Steps

1
Pat the prawns bone dry and salt them lightly 10 minutes ahead.
2
Put the oil, sliced garlic and broken chillies in a cold earthenware dish or heavy pan and set over medium-low heat.
3
Let the garlic infuse slowly for 3-4 minutes until it just turns pale gold. Take it off the heat the moment it colours — brown garlic makes the whole dish bitter.
4
Raise the heat to high and add the prawns in a single layer.
5
Cook 1 minute per side, no more; they are done the instant they curl and turn opaque.
6
Add the paprika and sherry off the heat and swirl the pan.
7
Scatter with parsley and serve immediately in the cooking dish, with plenty of bread.

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Questions and answers

How long does Gambas al Ajillo take to make?

About 20 minutes: 10 min prep and 10 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Gambas al Ajillo?

9 ingredients: raw prawns, garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, dried chillies, sweet paprika, dry sherry, flat-leaf parsley, salt, crusty bread.

How many servings does this Gambas al Ajillo recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Gambas al Ajillo?

About 496 kcal, with 32 g protein, 8.6 g carbohydrate and 38.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Gambas al Ajillo?

Gambas al Ajillo comes from Spanish cuisine.

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