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gambas pil pil prawns in spanish dishes

Gambas pil pil

Recipe for gambas pil pil
Easy recipe for classic gambas pil pil shrimp, that is prawns with garlic and chili! It is wonderful everyday food, a small starter or tapas dish, or just when you need real cozy food. It can be eaten all year round but is a lovely summer dish along with a cold glass of white wine on the terrace.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Tapas
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 2 people
Calories 1228 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g prawns
  • 1 shallot finely diced
  • 1,5 dl olive olie
  • 100 g butter
  • 1 dl parsley finely chopped
  • 1/2 red or green chili Finely diced
  • 2 tomatoes diced – 3 3-4 tbsp. canned tomatoes
  • 10 cloves garlic chopped
  • ½ lemon the juice
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Peber to taste
  • 1 tbsp parsley for garnishing, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Take out a big frying pan and heat up the oil. Add the butter and let it melt in the oil at medium heat.
  • Add garlic, shallot, and chili and let it simmer on medium heat for 5 min.
  • Add paprika, smoked paprika, tomatoes, salt, and sugar, and let it fry for about a minute.
  • Add prawns and lemon juice and let it simmer until the tomatoes are soft and the sauce begins to split. Put in the parsley and give it one more minute all together.
  • Taste and put in extra salt, pepper, and lemon juice if needed. Take the pan off the heat and sprinkle chopped parsley over before serving.
  • Serve hot from the pan with a nice bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 1228kcal
Keyword gambas al pil pil, pil pil dish, shrimp dish, shrimp pil pil, starter, summer food, tapas dish
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