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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (191g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 307
Calories from Fat 149		(48%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 16.6g	25%
	Saturated Fat 2.5g	12%
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 2.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 259mg		86%
Sodium 255mg		10%
Potassium 362mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 3.1g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.4g	1%
	Sugars 0.1g
Protein 35.0g		70%
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Spanish Shrimp

Recipe #36490 | 20 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: GinnyP
Aug 9, 2002

I don't really know what makes a dish Spanish. But I do know this is good eating! Serve as a main dish or as an appetizer.

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons shallots, minced
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1 1/2 lbs medium shrimp, peeled and deveined,shells left intact
salt & freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1
Preheat the grill over high heat.
2
In a medium bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, shallots, cumin, paprika, about 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper.
3
Add the shrimp and stir to coat the shrimp thoroughly.
4
Cover and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
5
Using a small grate grill rack, grill the shrimp for about 1-2 minutes per side or until pink and just cooked through.
6
(If you don't have a small grill rack you can also thread the shrimp on skewers to prevent them from falling through your rack.) Remove from the grill and garnish with cilantro and parsley.
7
Squeeze lemon juice over the top of the shrimp and serve.

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From: Chef #837152

On Sep 7, 2009

This is THE best shrimp dish I have ever had! Lots of flavors hit you all at once with this one! I served it over some jasmine rice and it was great together! All the raves you see... Believe it's THAT good!

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From: Heather U.

On Jul 7, 2009

Update Jul 7, 2009: Wow, I so love this dish. You just really can't go wrong! This time I turned them into fajitas by adding some sliced veggies...strips of red onion, red and green bell pepper, and yellow summer squash. Pretty colors. Delicious served with black beans and guacamole. Dec 17, 2005: Ginny, this is amazing shrimp. I so thoroughly enjoyed it, I can't believe I actually put leftovers away when what I really wanted to do was eat them all. Lovely with white rice cooked in chicken broth with garlic and saffron. Thank you so much.

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From: kiwidutch

On Oct 3, 2005

10 stars !!!No... 20 stars !! DH thinks that he died and went to heaven with this Shrimp recipe. I think I have too... It's firmly planted on the top of the heap as one of our mega all time favourite meals and doesn't look like it will be toppled any time soon. The combination of cilantro (corriander) and the other ingredients are simply devine. We doubled the corriander and garlic due to personal preference, and like JanS we also marinated the mix, then tossed it all into a smoking frypan to cook as quickly as possible... we also added a little extra olive oil to the marinade, simply so that there would be more of these georgous juices to mop up and enjoy. Simply served with Turkish bread (or a crustry French bagette) and a green salad and you have a meal where everyone was less than secretly wishing that they could have stolen everyone elses plates as we just couldn't get enough of this. Ginny, I first made this for our 10 wedding anniversary treat and DH sends you his very highest compliments can't sing your praises loudly enough for sharing this recipe. If there was ever a fire in our house DH would have the kids under one arm and my handwritten cookbook with this recipe in it in the other LOL. He gets stary eyed just thinking about this recipe. Please see my rating system: a very very very well deserved 5 stars for a recipe that would not be out of place in a high class restaurant. We adore you... Thanks !!!!

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