Name: Sizzling Prawns
Yield: Serves four
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 60 ml/4 tbsp olive oil; 16 large raw prawns (shrimp), in the shell; 1–2 dried chillies (to taste); salt and ground black pepper; French bread, to serve

Preparation info

Serves
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

About

Garlic prawns are hugely popular in Spain, both with and without the addition of chilli. They are normally cooked in small, individual earthenware casseroles, which stand on an iron baking sheet - La Plancha. A frying pan will produce the same result.

Ingredients

1–2 dried chillies (to taste)
60 ml/4 tbsp olive oil

Europe
Spain
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean

Method

Split the chillies lengthways and discard the seeds. It is best to do this with a knife and fork, because the seeds, in particular, contain hot capsicum, which can be very irritating to the eyes, nose and mouth.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and stir-

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