Hello again, today I would like to introduce you to one of the quickest and most delicious foods ever invented by man, and by man, I mean the Spanish.

This is a recipe that I loved ever since I first tried it about 10 years ago in Madrid. It is a recipe that I always go to when not in the mood to cook and just want something simple and delicious.

And as the name says, it is just that, shrimp and garlic…ok and a bit of olive oil and some chilly, but that’s it I promise. The following ingredients are for 2 people, or at least this is what I normally cook for me and my wife.

What do we need:

• 10 Shrimp (more if they are really small)

• 3 cloves of garlic

• 1 or 2 dried chillies

• 1/3 or 1/2  cup (100 ml) good olive oil

Peel the shrimp if not already peeled. Slice the garlic into very thin slices and cut the chillies into small pieces.

Heat up the oil in a pan and throw in the chillies. Normally this is done in a small clay pot and in the oven, but a pan on the stove works very similar to that.

When they start to sizzle throw in the garlic.

After about 10 seconds throw in the shrimp, let cook for about 30 seconds on one side, then turn them over. They should be turning pink and a little translucid at this point. Let them cook on the other side for about 30 seconds and take the pan of the stove.  

Normally they are served sizzling hot straight out of the clay pot in which they were cooked, or in my case straight out of the sizzling hot pan.

Some people like adding a bit of parsley at the end, I am not one of those people. But feel free to try it, it’s suppose to be the traditional way to do it.

And don’t forget to pour yourself a cold  ‘clara con limon’ and enjoy.