Spanish Garlic Shrimp

Spanish Garlic Shrimp garnished and served in the cast iron skillet.

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4.32 from 25 votes

Spanish Garlic Shrimp for a quick and easy seafood dinner!

Prep Time15

Cook Time20

Total Time35

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Spanish

Servings: People

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

1.5 lbs Whole Shrimp peeled & de-veined
3 tbsp Minced Garlic
3 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Sherry Cooking Wine
1.5 tsp Smoked Paprika
1.5 tsp Red Chili Flakes
1 medium Lemon juiced
Kosher Salt to taste
Chopped Parsley for garnish
Toasted Bread for serving

Instructions

Preheat a medium high heat fire (around 350F) for direct cooking. Add a cast iron skillet to the fire about 1 minute before cooking.
First, add your olive oil to melt in the skillet.
Next, add the minced garlic and red chili flakes and let it brown for 90 seconds.
Once browned, add all of your shrimp to the skillet (make sure to not overcrowd the pan), season with paprika, salt & pepper then cook for about 90 seconds on the first side.
Flip the shrimp over and then deglaze the skillet with the sherry wine and the lemon juice.
Stir and little and continue to cook the shrimp for another 1-2 minutes until fully done.
When the shrimp are done, pull the whole skillet off the fire to cool.
Garnish the skillet with chopped parsley and crusted bread. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

You can cook the shrimp with the shell on or off. Cooking with the shell makes the shrimp juicier and more seafood-forward, but it loses the seasoning. Alternatively, the shrimp peeled will be more seasoning forward.

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