Shrimp Tapas With Garlic & Oil

Easy and delicious. Recipe from Willims Sonoma Essentials of Mediterranean Cooking. I serve these along with Pequillo peppers, stuffed with herbed goat cheese.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  lb medium shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 1  teaspoon sea salt
• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  leek, white part only, split in half, washed well and finely chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2  tablespoons dry white wine
•  black pepper, freshly ground
• 1  tablespoon Italian parsley, finely chopped

Directions

1. Sprinkle the salt on the shrimp and set aside.
2. Warm a large, heavy non-stick frying pan over high heat. Ad the shrimp and cook about 1 min on each side, just until they turn pink.
3. Add the olive oil, garlic, leek and red pepper flakes and stir until the shrimp are fully curled, about 1-2 minutes.
4. Add the wine and cook 1 minute more.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste and immediately transfer to serving plate. Sprinkle with parsley & serve at once.