Gambas al Ajillo

Name: Gambas al Ajillo
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 300g raw king prawns, peeled; 5 garlic cloves, sliced; 1 dried red chilli, crumbled; 100ml olive oil; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp dry sherry; 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Prawns sizzling in garlic, chilli and olive oil, served in the pan with bread for mopping.

Time15 mins
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.75 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 graw king prawnspeeled
5garlic clovessliced
1dried red chillicrumbled
100 mlolive oil
1 tspsmoked paprika
2 tbspdry sherry
2 tbspflat leaf parsleychopped
1lemoncut into wedges

Method

1
Pat the prawns dry with kitchen paper and season with a little salt.
2
Warm the olive oil, garlic and chilli in a wide pan over a low heat for 3 minutes, until the garlic is pale gold and smells sweet. Do not let it brown.
3 min
3
Turn the heat up to high. Add the prawns and cook for 2 minutes, turning once, until they are pink all over.
2 min
4
Stir in the paprika and sherry and let it bubble for 30 seconds.
5
Scatter over the parsley and serve straight away in the pan with lemon wedges.

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