shrimp pimentón
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Author Notes: I came up with this dish for my wife on a lazy saturday afternoon. - abuck
Serves 4 as small plates
- 3/4 pounds shrimp, peeled + deveined
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon hot paprika
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- salt
- pepper
- lemon juice
- bread, for mopping up sauce
- sugar
- 1 handful chopped cilantro
- 2-4 tablespoons oil, canola/olive
- Heat up the oil in the pan - medium high to high heat, add the paprika, cayenne, salt, pepper.
- Once the oil is hot, add shallot and garlic.
- Stir frequently, 30 seconds.
- Add shrimp, cook, stirring occasionally, until done.
- Check seasoning, adjust sweetness with sugar, adjust acidity with lemon juice.
- Garnish with cilantro, serve with bread.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Paprika
Tags: Appetizers, entertaining, quick, Spanish, spicy, Tapas
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over 3 years ago lastnightsdinner
Wow, this looks and sounds fabulous!