These garlic shrimp, or en español, camarones al ajillo, are a classic of Spanish cuisine that all of us Latinos have inherited. They're as delicious as they are easy to prepare. The only "defect" this dish has is that you have to fry the shrimp in olive oil, but that's exactly what makes them so irresistible.
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Check out my video below, which shows you step by step how to get the perfect camarones al ajillo and also how easy they are:
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Serve these shrimp over white rice, with tortilla española, baked potato or just bread. This is the recipe:
Garlic shrimp (Camarones al ajillo)
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients
Enough olive oil for frying
1 lb. langostinos or shrimp, deveined and with their tail on
10 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Salt
1/4 cup parsley finely chopped
To make:
1. In a deep frying pan, heat the oil over medium heat.
2. Fry the chopped garlic for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring carefully to avoid them getting too cooked on only one side.
3. Add the langostinos or shrimp, one by one.
4. Fry until the met starts to get white and pink. Flip the shrimp or langostinos and continue frying.
5. Add salt and stir.
6. Add chopped parsley and serve immediately.
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