Gambas al Ajillo
Prawns sizzled in garlic, chilli and olive oil.
About Gambas al Ajillo
Prawns are cooked fast in bubbling olive oil with sliced garlic and a pinch of dried chilli, arriving still sizzling in a terracotta dish. The garlicky oil is as prized as the prawns, mopped up with bread.
✅ Before you go to Spain
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