Spicy Marinated Garlic Shrimp

This bold shrimp dish is gently cooked in olive oil with garlic, lemon, herbs, and spicy seasonings, then chilled to let the flavors deepen. It is bright, garlicky, and ideal as an appetizer or light seafood dish.

This recipe is dinner, scaled for 6 servings, with 10 min prep and 20 min cook.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 30 min · Serves: 6

Quick cooking notes

• Core ingredients include shrimp, olive oil, garlic, bay leaf.
• Follow all 6 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
• Ingredient quantities listed below are for 6 servings.

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 0.5 cup olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
• 2 whole bay leaf
• 1 tsp paprika
• 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp tabasco sauce
• 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• 1 tsp fresh rosemary leaves (chopped)
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 0.5 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh parsley (chopped)

Instructions

1. Gently heat the olive oil in a wide, heavy skillet over low to medium-low heat.
2. Add the garlic, bay leaves, paprika, cayenne pepper, Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, rosemary, salt, and black pepper, and cook very gently for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Raise the heat slightly and add the shrimp, tossing constantly in the seasoned oil until they just turn pink and begin to curl.
4. Do not overcook the shrimp; remove the skillet from the heat as soon as they are done.
5. Transfer the shrimp and marinade to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight so the flavors can develop.
6. Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 285
• Protein: 23 g
• Fat: 20 g
• Carbohydrates: 2 g
• Fiber: 0 g
• Sugar: 1 g
• Sodium: 724 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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