Fall

shrimp pimentón

by:
September 30, 2009
4
4 Ratings
  • Serves 4 as small plates
Author Notes

I came up with this dish for my wife on a lazy saturday afternoon. —abuck

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 pound 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
Directions
  1. Heat up the oil in the pan - medium high to high heat, add the paprika, cayenne, salt, pepper.
  2. Once the oil is hot, add shallot and garlic.
  3. Stir frequently, 30 seconds.
  4. Add shrimp, cook, stirring occasionally, until done.
  5. Check seasoning, adjust sweetness with sugar, adjust acidity with lemon juice.
  6. Garnish with cilantro, serve with bread.

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1 Review

lastnightsdinner September 30, 2009
Wow, this looks and sounds fabulous!