Gambas Pil Pil

15 mins

4 people

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

15 mins

Gambas pil pil is a quick and easy traditional tapas recipe made with fresh prawns cooked very quickly in good quality olive oil, garlic and chilli and served sizzling. This classic Spanish tapas dish is the perfect dinner party starter, so make sure your serve your Gambas Pil Pil with a good loaf of crusty bread and some red wine. Your guests will definitely want to mop the tasty sauce!

Ingredients
Method

24 king prawns, peeled and cleaned
For the pil pil sauce:
4 large cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
2 tsp of dried chilli flakes
2 tsp smoked sweet paprika
1 tbsp of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
16 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Heat the olive oil in a large pan or ideally in four individual earthenware casserole dishes.
When the oil is hot, add the garlic and fry until lightly brown. Drain the garlic and set aside.
In the same oil, add the prawns and cook for about two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the chilli flakes, fried garlic, sweet paprika and chopped parsley and stir well.
Season with salt and serve straightaway, the prawns need to be sizzling hot!

Ingredients

24 king prawns, peeled and cleaned
For the pil pil sauce:
4 large cloves of garlic, peeled and finely sliced
2 tsp of dried chilli flakes
2 tsp smoked sweet paprika
1 tbsp of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
16 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Method

Heat the olive oil in a large pan or ideally in four individual earthenware casserole dishes.
When the oil is hot, add the garlic and fry until lightly brown. Drain the garlic and set aside.
In the same oil, add the prawns and cook for about two minutes, stirring constantly. Add the chilli flakes, fried garlic, sweet paprika and chopped parsley and stir well.
Season with salt and serve straightaway, the prawns need to be sizzling hot!

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Chef's Profile

Javier De La Hormaza

Javier is a Basque born, trained chef and hospitality professional, owner of Basco Fine Foods, a Spanish food and drink importer based in Yorkshire. He regularly runs client food and drink events around the country and he is a course tutor at Hartingtons of Bakewell cookery school. Javier's passion lies on bringing quality Spanish ingredients and recipes to as many people as possible.

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