I chose
Camarones al Ajillo or Garlic Shrimp for my next recipe. This recipe is one of my top 5 favorite dishes
to cook, for I am a seafood lover; of course, being born in an island is always
a plus. The recipe consists of shrimp marinated in a garlic butter sauce with
lemon juice, and in my case a few tablespoons of cooking wine to give it a
boost of flavor.
I’m not
a big fan of garlic, but this recipe is simply to die for (what a
contradiction). Camarones al Ajillo is just an extremely easy dish to make, but
is nothing short of decadent; I’m sure all of you will be pleased with the
outcome. My boyfriend loves it so much
that I have to buy three pounds of shrimp, so I can make enough for us two. I
like it over white rice accompanied with an avocado salad (avocados peeled and
seeded dressed with vinegar and salt) and fried sweet plantains which are ripe
plantains deep fried until nice and brown (the longer they fry the sweeter they
get). I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Ingredients
3 pounds of uncooked shrimp (clean and peeled)
1 Lime
6 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of cooking wine
9 cloves of garlic
3 tablespoons of Italian Parsley
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
1.
Start by mincing (finely) the cloves of garlic. Then
mince the parsley leaves into three tablespoons.
2.
In a pan melt the butter on medium heat and
brown the garlic. Do it carefully so the garlic does not burn because the dish
will taste bitter.
3.
Add the cooking wine and let it cook on medium
for 1 minute.
4.
Squeeze the entire lemon and combine the juice
in the pan and let it cook for a 30 seconds.
5.
Now add the shrimp and mix well with the rest of
the ingredients. Add pepper and salt to
taste (I love pepper so I add about 2 teaspoons of it) cover the pan for at
least 2 minutes on medium heat.
6.
When the 2 minutes are up turn the heat to high
and let it the shrimp cook for about 5 to 10 minutes depending on how well you
like your shrimp cooked. Do not cover the pan at this point so the liquid can
reduce a bit. Once the liquid is reduced to your liking you can poor it over
rice and enjoy!
