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Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) - the best shrimp appetizer recipe you'll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb!

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) – the best shrimp appetizer recipe you’ll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb | rasamalaysia.com

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) - the best shrimp appetizer recipe you'll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb | rasamalaysia.com

This past Spring break, we took little G on an amazing European trip where we started off in Barcelona, Spain.

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) - the best shrimp appetizer recipe you'll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb | rasamalaysia.com

We had amazing Spanish tapas every day. We all really enjoyed Spanish food, especially the seafood dishes. One of them is certainly Gambas Al Ajillo, or Chili Garlic Shrimp. We never had a bad ones there.

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) - the best shrimp appetizer recipe you'll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb | rasamalaysia.com

Fast forward to now, I still miss the dish, because I love shrimp, and I love the explosive flavors of this concoction.

So, I found the recipe I saved from Saveur magazine and adapted it to my liking. The end result was absolutely fabulous, and transported me back to the tapas restaurants in Spain instantly.

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) - the best shrimp appetizer recipe you'll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb | rasamalaysia.com

What’s so great about this chili garlic shrimp recipe is its simplicity. It’s so easy and calls for a few ingredients.

With New Year just around the corner, these Gambas Al Ajillo will be perfect as a party food or appetizer. You won’t go wrong with chili and garlic shrimp, made with olive oil!

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Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) Recipe

Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) – the best shrimp appetizer recipe you’ll make. This Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe is the bomb!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 335 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 6 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 1 heaping tablespoon chili flakes
  • 1 1/2 lbs. shelled deveined, tail-on shrimp
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
  • Crusty French bread for serving, optional

Instructions

  1. Heat a cast-iron skillet on high heat. Add oil, garlic and chili flakes, stirring occasionally, until the garlic is golden. Add shrimp and salt to taste. Stirring until shrimp are completely cooked through. Stir in the parsley and serve immediately with some sliced French bread (optional).
Nutrition Facts
Chili Garlic Shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) Recipe
Amount Per Serving (4 g)
Calories 335 Calories from Fat 238
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.4g 41%
Saturated Fat 3.9g 20%
Cholesterol 221mg 74%
Sodium 255mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 1.6g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g 0%
Sugars 0.1g
Protein 24g 48%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Dear RASA
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    your recipes and presentation is beautiful
    Easy to follow
    Will definitely try .

    Thank you for sharing
    10 stars

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  2. Good Morning. I am Joe and I live in Maryland, and am a passionate, if not brilliant cook
    I get your-mails as I find your tastes mimic mine- or my yours-nearly perfectly, I abhor bland food. I like heat, but not so much it over powers the flavor of the recipe. Both my parents were born in Tuscany, Italy and they have a much broader cuisine than Southern Italy.

    I love your emails- they have new ideas that I know are worth trying. I just wanted you t know that you have a kindred spirit :)

    P.S. I have been to Malaysia- loved it :)

    Be well

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  5. I have got a question. Can I exchange chilli flakes to a fresh chilli? It’s look yummy but I haven’t got chilli flakes. Very nice recipe.

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  6. Can you pls send meChili garlic shrimps and creamy garlic thyme chicken. I went to the site and tuoecget recipe but I cannot acces it. Thanks

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  7. Does it matter if I make it in a cast iron skillet or not? I haven’t got one on hand. Really want to try, but I just realized I overlooked this.

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  8. hi ,my name is joe. about a week ago i asked for a recipe on shrimp dish and i got amessage box on my computer saying stop and call this number and when you call number they want to take command of uoyr coputer ,but i done that once before and they demaned 200,00 dollars which I refused to gige them ,so I was smart this time and told them I would turn them in,
    So I am CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW BEFORE THEYSCAM OTHERS.
    This box came up when I wanted recipe for a shrimp scampi dish.
    I dont know if its still there ,but letting you know.

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  9. Love your recipes! My sons and I have had so much fun with cooking them. This is great…..but throw 1tsp of smoked paprika in and it’s another level!!

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