Dinner: Gambas al Ajillo

Translation: Garlic shrimp. Which explains why there’s a clove of garlic for every shrimp in this saucy dish.

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
20 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
20 large shrimp, peeled, deveined
1 chile de árbol, crumbled
2 teaspoons brandy
Kosher salt
Finely chopped parsley (for serving)

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly to keep from burning, until golden, about 1 minute.
Add shrimp and chile de árbol to skillet and cook, tossing constantly, until shrimp are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add brandy and cook, continuing to toss constantly, 1 minute; season with salt.
To serve, divide shrimp among plates and scatter parsley over top.

Add a review for Gambas al Ajillo