Name: Garlic Prawns (Gambas al Ajillo)
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Cuisine: Spain
Ingredients: 450g (1lb) prawns, shells on; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves of garlic, crushed; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; Sea salt

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Floyd on Spain

By Keith Floyd

Published 1992

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Ingredients

450g (1lb) prawns, shells on
6 tablespoons olive oil</

Method

Pat the prawns dry with kitchen paper. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the garlic for a minute, then sprinkle in the cayenne pepper. Tip in the prawns and stir them well. Cook quite gently for 2-3 minutes, then spoon in the sherry and lemon juice. Stir through and serve at once, sprinkled with sea salt.