Gambas Pil Pil



Ingredients

  • 50ml olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 red chilli, finely sliced
  • ¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • 100ml dry sherry
  • 50g salted butter
  • 240g raw king prawns
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • Juice of ½ a lemon
  • Crusty bread to serve
  • Method

    1. Heat a frying pan, and add the olive oil. Add the garlic, chilli, chilli flakes and smoked paprika and cook for less than a minute till the garlic starts to brown.
    2. Add the sherry and bring to a boil reduce the heat and cook until reduced by half. Add the butter and melt.
    3. Add the prawns and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until just cooked and pink. Add the lemon juice and parsley and season.
    4. Serve with crusty bread to mop up all the delicious juices!