easy prawn recipe

Gambas Pil Pil is a Spanish tapas dish. King prawns cooked in olive oil, featuring paprika, garlic, and chilli. The prawns are juicy, with a spicy flavour from the chilli and garlic oil. Easy and quick to cook, in a frying pan, then transferred into a hot earthenware tapas dish.These garlic and chilli prawns also make a fantastic starter. Serve with fresh bread to dip into the spicy oil.

Gambas Pil Pil - Garlic and Chilli Prawns

King Prawns (Raw peeled)

90 ml Olive Oil

Garlic

Chilli Pepper

Paprika

Salt and Black Pepper

Parsley

Prawns

Add the prawns and cook on one side for 2 minutes

Infuse

Add garlic, chilli and paprika stir in to the oil

Flip

Serving

Transfer to a warm tapas or serving dish, with the garlic and chilli oil.

Season

In Morocco we have a similar but different recipe, it's called pil-pil shrimp tagine, I hope you'll try it :)

So juicy and flavorful. I also love the colors in this recipe it’s as if the eyes eat first with this one! So good, an unforgettable dish!

Just look how juicy and tender those prawns are! It is awesome and looks delicious, i want to devour the whole bowl, it is done great!

I tend to up the ingredients a little for our taste, but we can’t get enough of this pil pil! Fantastic! We also use the Spanish larger
Prawns (langoustines) as we live here in axarquia. I must say it
even beats most tapas bars too! Even our Spanish guest are 
impressed.

Grandson of 13 years loves this recipe which he had for the first time in Portugal earlier in the year. 2023.  He's developing his pallet towards the really flavoursome Portuguese menus. Great stuff.. Thank you for this great recipe. Will be cooking it with him next time he comes.

Just come back from Spain and had this dish on a daily basis. We are going to try your recipe tomorrow along with Patatas Bravas, Padron Peppers and Cream Cheese stuffed Pepper Dew peppers, not forgetting marinated anchovies. We will let you know if we enjoyed it as much as when we were in Spain

Love this shrimp dish! So easy to make and fingerlicking good!

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Gambas Pil Pil is a Spanish tapas dish. King prawns cooked in olive oil, featuring paprika, garlic, and chilli.
The prawns are juicy, with a spicy flavour from the chilli and garlic oil. Easy and quick to cook, in a frying pan, then transferred into a hot earthenware tapas dish.
These garlic and chilli prawns also make a fantastic starter. Serve with fresh bread to dip into the spicy oil.

Prawns, passata, and a handful of ingredients are all you need to make this simple pasta recipe.

Saucy Prawn Pasta

Shell-On Prawn

Red Chilli

Red Wine

Passata

Spaghetti

Salt

Start by de-heading and peeling your prawns. Set the prawns aside.

Heat a splash of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and add the prawn heads and shells. Cook for about 4 minutes until pink and fragrant.

Peel and add 2 of the cloves of garlic and sizzle for a minute, then pour in the wine and let it reduce for a few mins.

Add the tomato passata and cook for about 10 mins until thickened. While the sauce cooks, devein the prawns (if you want to).

Pour the sauce mix through a colander into a bowl or jug. Use a spoon to squeeze as much sauce through as possible. Drizzle a little water over the prawn shells to rinse everything through the colander.

Pour the sauce back into the pan, taste and season and continue to cook gently while you put your pasta on to boil in plenty of salted water.

Place a separate pan over a medium high heat and add a splash of olive oil. Add the prawns and fry for a couple of minutes. Slice and add the garlic and chilli and cook for another 2 mins.

Once al dente, drain your pasta and add to the prawns and toss well. Plate up and top with a handful of chopped parsley.

Ready in less than 30 minutes, this Garlic Prawn (Shrimp) Olive Oil Spaghetti recipe is ideal for busy nights when you want something restaurant-style but without the effort or cost. Freezer prawns (shrimp) are cooked in a simple lemony, garlicky sauce with spaghetti to create a family-friendly dish that’s special enough to serve to guests.

Garlic Prawn (Shrimp) Olive Oil Spaghetti

spaghetti

80 ml extra-virgin olive oil,

garlic cloves, finely sliced (not minced)

½ tsp chilli (red pepper) flakes (optional)

250 g cherry tomatoes, halved

¼ tsp sea salt flakes,

¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper,

lemon

g chopped flat-leaf parsley,

(optional)

Easy Rocket (Arugula) and Parmesan Salad, Freezer-friendly Garlic Bread

Cook the pasta – Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil (1½ tablespoons of salt per 4 litres/quarts of water) and cook the spaghetti until just al dente. Reserve 250 ml (1 cup) of the pasta cooking water before draining.

Make the sauce – In a large, deep frying pan, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the sliced garlic and chilli flakes (if using). Cook gently, stirring often, for 1–2 minutes until the garlic turns light golden and fragrant. If it starts browning too quickly, lift the pan off the heat – burnt garlic becomes bitter fast!

Stir in the cherry tomatoes and the salt and pepper. Cook for 1–2 minutes until the tomatoes soften and release their juices. Gently press a few tomatoes with the back of your spoon to help them melt into the sauce.

Add the prawns – Increase the heat to medium and add the prawns directly into the pan. Cook for 60–90 seconds on each side until pink and cooked through. Toss the prawns regularly, using tongs, so they cook evenly and pick up the flavour from the tomatoes and garlic.

Add the pasta – Add the drained pasta directly to the pan with the prawns and tomatoes. Pour in 125 ml (½ cup) of the reserved pasta water and toss until the sauce becomes glossy and coats the spaghetti. Add more pasta water as needed to loosen – it should look silky, not dry.

Finish the dish – Turn off the heat and stir through the lemon juice and parsley. Taste and adjust with extra salt, pepper, or lemon juice to brighten.

Serve – Drizzle with a little extra olive oil, scatter over more parsley, and finish with parmesan and extra pepper, if desired. Serve immediately with an extra squeeze of lemon.

Made this and it was absolutely delicious! So easy to make &amp; amazing flavours. Had it for leftovers the next day &amp; just as good.

I made this dish last night &amp; it was so delicious! We love chilli so I did add a sprinkle more. I used frozen prawns as suggested, so quick &amp; easy no peeling or deveining green prawns yay. My husband said this is restaurant quality, he has already asked when  am I making it again 🤩

Absolutely delicious! Was worried it would be bland but it wasn't! The sliced garlic definitely works! Thank you 😊

One of the easiest and tastiest pasta recipes I’ve ever made. Both me and my husband loved it. 10/10

Fresh, zesty, light and delicious! Family loved it !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3spCabQw7I

This is my go-to when I want something a little fancy without actually working for it. Garlic, olive oil, lemon and frozen prawns come together in under 30 minutes to make a silky, fresh, restaurant-style pasta that tastes way more impressive than it is. It’s mild enough for kids, quick enough for busy nights, and perfect for entertaining too.

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