For my birthday, we went to dinner at Solea, a fabulous tapas restaurant in Waltham. If you live in the Boston area and haven’t been, you need to try it! It’s one of my absolute favorite restaurants.
Ben, my mom, and I ordered six tapas to share. We got sizzling garlic shrimp, scallops in saffron cream, lamb meatballs in truffle cream sauce, greens sauteed with pine nuts and raisins, and baked goat cheese. Everything was amazing. I ordered a blood orange sidecar to drink, which was delicious, and we started out snacking on a really good chickpea-porcini mushroom spread (my take on that coming soon). The whole meal was great and I highly recommend everything we ordered.
I decided the sizzling garlic shrimp would be fun to recreate at home. At Solea they serve them still bubbling in a small cazuela. You could achieve the same effect by putting the shrimp into ramekins and sticking them under the broiler for a couple of minutes before serving. If you try that, don’t cook the shrimp all the way on the stovetop since they’ll finish cooking under the broiler.
Looking for more delicious and easy paleo shrimp recipes? Try these, which can all be made in 30 minutes or less: curry butter shrimp, pesto shrimp bake with squash and tomatoes, or roasted shrimp and asparagus with green goddess dressing. It could not be easier or quicker to make gambas al ajillo at home! These sizzling garlic shrimp make an ideal paleo appetizer. With such a short and simple ingredients list and such delicious results, there's no reason not to try it!
Gambas al Ajillo--Sizzling Garlic Shrimp
Ingredients
Instructions
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Eileen says
We loved this recipe. A wonderful option instead of the usual lemon based creations!
Becky says
So glad you enjoyed it, Eileen!
brigid says
delicious! it is a yum meal!
Becky says
Thanks, Brigid! Glad you liked it 🙂
Christina Hudler says
I think I just figured out dinner! THANKS!!
Becky says
You’re welcome, Christina! Hope you loved it 🙂
Annette says
This looks delicious. I haven't cooked shrimp in ages, but now you have me wanting to try your recipe.
Becky says
Hope you try it, Annette–it’s one of my perennial favorites!