Spanish Shrimp With Chorizo
"When visiting my family in Spain, I was served a dish similar to this in a Tapa's bar. I have tried to recreate the flavors at home and have come up with this quick recipe. You may serve this over hot cooked rice, or as they did in the Tapa's bar, with a hot crusty bread to mop up the delish sauce!"
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 ounces chorizo sausages
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large shallot, -sliced thinly
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon smoke paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet paprika (your preferrence) or 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika (your preferrence)
- salt and pepper
- 2 lbs medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 4 tablespoons brandy or 4 tablespoons cognac
- lemon wedge
directions
- In small pan place chorizo. Cover with water and bring to boil. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Drain water from chorizos. Cut chorizo into 1/4 inch slices, at a bit of an angle.
- In a bowl combine butter, shallots, parsley, smoked paprika, and sweet/hot paprika. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
- In large saute pan, add sliced chorizo and fry up on both sides. About 2minutes per side. Increase heat to high and add shrimp to pan and cook until shrimp are starting to turn pink, but not thoroughly cooked.
- Remove pan from stove and add brandy. Place back on stove and cook high until alcohol evaporates, about 1 minute.
- Add butter mixture to pan and cook until all is melted and shrimp are cooked and hot.
- Serve shrimp immediately.
- You may serve over hot rice or in a bowl so you can dip crusty bread into the sauce.
- Garnish with lemon.
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Expat in Holland
United States
2012: This Expat has just moved back home to the good ole USA after living 8 years in the Netherlands. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful family, and many long-time friends, around the world. Now I am making a new life in my new state, Arizona, with lovely new friends, that I am adding to my life and table. As always, cooking remains a constant passion that brings joy to my life and I have re-started my aviation career, another life long passion. As the old old saying goes, and no truer words have been spoken..... Good food, good wine, family and friends truly are the spice of life! Cheers.
Whilst living in the Netherlands, it was a big adjustment in country, culture and weather. A great experience to live abroad. You learn so much and it helps make you a more rounded person who appreciates difference.
I love to cook and I believe it is in my genetic makeup. I started as a small child helping my mother in the kitchen. She was a fabulous cook and delighted in baking. My grandfather was a baker by trade and made fabulous baked goods. I acknowledge, though I bake well, it just does not bring me joy. I love to cook multi course dinners. I grew up with mostly Spanish and Italian cuisines, taught to me by my mother, aunts and cousins. I am fortunate enough to still have, 4 generations of family still living in Spain! I love visiting my family in Spain. I sit in their Spanish kitchens and watch all the women cook, listening intently, watching closely as to how they make those fabulous dishes. I grew up in Florida, surrounded family and extended family members. I was always in one kitchen or another, listening, helping, & learning about all those cuisines and the different languages being spoken! Mealtime was always a celebration with lots of family, friends, food, and wine. Mom's saying was 'the more the merrier'. I do try to replicate this tradition in my life now. Cooking and meal time is truly a celebration of love and togetherness. I enjoy having family and friends, from around the world, over for a dinner. They are invited anytime and I try to carry on the my mother's motto 'the more the merrier'.
Though many of the women, who were so inspirational to me, have now passed on, they live forever within my heart and in the recipes that I lovingly cook today. I try to follow those wonderful traditions, they taught me and keep them alive in my home. My mother will always be the voice in my head and heart. She was a truly fabulous role model and I miss her dearly.
My career in aviation now spans 38 years. Working in the aviation industry so long, one becomes a airline 'nomad'. I have lived in 5 different states (Florida, Minnesota, California, Nevada and now Arizona) and now have a country in Europe. While living in different cities, one of my favorite hobbies has been taking cooking classes from different cooking schools. I adore learning different types of cuisine and having themed dinners in my home. To name a few classes I have taken Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Mexican, 3 types of Chinese, Thai, Swedish and American Bistro classes. It is lovely to learn so much about a country and culture through their cuisines!
Life has given me one fabulous ride, and I have so many recipes from around the world to prove it! Cheers !!
