Spicy Portuguese Garlic Shrimp
A quick and easy meal that doesn’t skimp on flavour! Serve these garlicky and spicy shrimp over rice or with crusty bread – you’ll want to sop up all that delicious sauce!
Prep Time: 10 mins • Cook Time: 13 mins • Makes: 4 Servings
INGREDIENTS
1 pound shrimp, peeled, tail left on, and deveined
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup fish stock (or dry white wine)
1 dried red chili pepper, sliced in half, stem and seeds removed
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 Tbsp. parsley, finely chopped
1 Tbsp. coconut oil (or olive oil)
Fresh ground salt and pepper
Fresh rosemary sprigs, optional
DIRECTIONS
1. Dry the shrimp well. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat coconut oil in a large skillet, over medium-high heat.
3. Sauté onions, garlic, and chili pepper until onions are translucent.
4. Add stock and bring to a simmer.
5. Add shrimp. Allow shrimp to cook in the liquid and stir gently until shrimp are cooked (about 3-4 minutes). The shrimp will turn pink when fully cooked. Don’t overcook!
6. Add parsley and paprika; stir. Taste, and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary.
7. Remove the shrimp from skillet and allow the liquid to reduce; about 5 minutes.
8. Pour reduced sauce over shrimp and garnish with rosemary. Serve over rice or with a crusty loaf of bread for sopping up the sauce.
