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Easy Gambas al Ajillo

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Easy Gambas al Ajillo

Spanish tapas-style prawns — garlic and chili flakes warmed slowly in oil until fragrant before the heat goes up and the prawns cook in just 2-3 minutes.

Total time
18 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
8 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Spanish
gluten-freehigh-protein

Ingredients

500graw prawns, peeled
8 clovesgarlic, thinly sliced
to tastechili flakes and olive oil

Instructions

1

Warm olive oil with garlic and chili flakes over low heat.

2

Continue warming until fragrant.

3

Raise heat, add prawns, cook until just pink, about 2-3 minutes.

4

Serve sizzling with crusty bread to mop up the oil.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
133
Protein
30.4g
Fat
0.4g
Carbs
2.2g
Fiber
0.1g
Sodium
140mg

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