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Created and presented by Myra Kornfeld Gambas (Prawns/Shrimp) Pil-Pil
This Basque-region tapa (appetizer) – called gambas al ajillo elsewhere in Spain – is usually served at the table sizzling in a little dish or metal pan.
You can substitute squid (cut into rings 1/2 inch wide) or sea scallops for prawns.
As Myra says, “This classic dish is served in tapas bars all over Spain. Shrimp is cooked in individual gratin dishes or ‘cazuelas' in hot garlicky olive oil.”
“The dish is as easy as it is delicious, and the aroma as it cooks is heavenly. Serve it with crusty bread to mop up the garlicky sauce.”
Serves 4
8 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup chopped parsley
4 bay leaves
4 dried hot chili peppers (e.g., chilies de árbol)
2 serrano chilies, minced
Organic extra virgin olive oil to fill a pan 1/8th to 1/4 inch deep
Salt
1 pound Pacific spot prawns (large or jumbo), defrosted, peeled, and deveined
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![]() About Myra Kornfeld A veteran restaurant chef, recipe developer and editor, private chef and menu consultant, Myra Kornfeld believes that good food, enjoyed in good company, with great conversation is among the greatest of life's pleasures. Myra is the acclaimed author of several great cookbooks, including these titles available at MyraKornfeld.com:
Myra Kornfeld is also the Head Chef & Content Manager of MyFoodMyHealth.com, an instructor at The Natural Gourmet School of Health and Culinary Arts, the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, and the graduate program in Nutrition and Integrative Health at the Tai Sophia Institute. Learn more at MyraKornfeld.com. |