Skewered Chorizo and Shrimps

English_Rose's Note:

Tasty tapas made with typically Spanish ingredients - great when served with a glass of amontillado or sherry...

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 shallot , finely sliced
• 9 ounces small chorizo sausages
• 1 cup red wine
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 dash chili oil
• 8 large shrimp
• flat leaf parsley

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat. Add the shallot and cook until soft but not coloured - about 5 minutes. Remove the shallots from the pan and set aside.
2. Add the chorizo sausages to the same pan and return to the heat. As soon as the sausages leave a little oil, pour in the red wine, tip in the bay leaves and thyme, and bring to a simmer. Return the shallots to the saucepan.
3. Simmer until the wine has cooked down to three-quarters its original volume, before turning off the heat.
4. While the wine is reducing, heat the chili oil in a large frying pan and fry the shrimp over a moderate heat until they turn colour - about 2-3 minutes on each side. Scatter with chopped parsley.
5. Remove the chorizo sausages from the red wine sauce and thread onto skewers, alternating each one with a cooked shrimp. Drizzle the skewers with red wine sauce from the pan.
6. Serve this tasty tapas dish with a glass of amontillado or medium-dry sherry.