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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

Easy Spanish chili garlic shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo) in a skillet.

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

Easy and quick delicious Spanish chili garlic shrimp recipe.

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.

Close up chili garlic shrimp (Gambas Al Ajillo).

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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.

Spanish chili garlic shrimp appetizer recipe.

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

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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!

    Calories 364 kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 1/2 cup olive oil
    • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
    • 1 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
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    Directions

    1. 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 people)
    Calories 364 Calories from Fat 1242
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 138g212%
    Saturated Fat 14g88%
    Sodium 39mg2%
    Potassium 818mg23%
    Carbohydrates 26g9%
    Fiber 12g50%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 27g54%
    Vitamin A 795IU16%
    Vitamin C 6.3mg8%
    Calcium 184mg18%
    Iron 5.7mg32%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Chili Garlic Shrimp
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    1. Jane Meyer

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      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!!

    2. joe Gambino

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      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.

    3. Nae

      Reply

      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.

    4. Yamini

      Reply

      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

    5. Dominik

      Reply

      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.

    6. Carina Simeon

      Reply

      wonderful and soooo delicious. Memory of our times in Madrid, it nearly became sort of “staple diet” :) :)

    8. Joe

      Reply

      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

    9. lallie

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

      Thank you for sharing
      10 stars

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