Tapas and tapas bar have to be Spain’s most enduring gastronomic icons. Tapas include a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks and may be served cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid). A Tapa is traditionally just a single bite but you can order a larger portion too. It is also not uncommon to just order many different tapas and combine them to make a complete meal. Doesn’t that sound like fun?
Browsing through ‘tapas’ recipes, this shrimp tapa originating from Basque served sizzling at the table caught my attention immediately. Cooked in olive oil with lots of garlic and a dash of sherry and lemon juice, this is one irresistible shrimp dish! You may want to have some bread on hand to soak in the delicious pan juices. Such a simple recipe …yet loads of flavor – I loved the sauce so much that I could not stop myself from digging into the pan with my hands and licking my fingers. 🙂
I am bringing this flavorful and sizzling shrimp dish to Angie’s Fiesta Friday this week!
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Love shrimp any way it’s offered…but this…mmm, this looks fabulous, Indu!! Wonderful flavors. 🙂
thanks Nancy – yes me too love shrimp -one cannot go wrong with it! And this one is another easy way to love it!
Yum! So delicious, Indu! Forget the tapas! I would eat a plate of these for dinner! 😀
ha ha Julianna yes that would be totally ok! 🙂
Must be tasty! 🙂
yes absolutely delicious and the juice was so yummy too! 🙂
This sounds really delicious. 😀
thanks Jhuls Yes this was so tasty!
I love gambas al pil pil! Takes me back to when I lived in Spain. Everything about it is delicious. It has been years since I’ve had them! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Diana how nice to know that you actually had this dish in Spain! thanks!
I will Pin this on my Tapas page. I dream of throwing a Tapas party. So much work though. 😉
I shall have these on the menu. Thanks.
Hi Tracey. A tapas party sounds so much fun! And I will check out your tapas page!
Sounds delicious.
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thanks betty!
This dish looks so very tasty, with all the garlic and lemon and spices…
Interestingly, I’ve just started writing the recipe for tomorrow, and it’s also shrimp in a pan – though with Asian flavors… 🙂
thanks Ronit. Oh did you post your dish already? I will definitely check it out! 🙂
Oh this looks wonderful Indu! Mmmm, such a great dish!
thanks Margot
Delicious and so colorful. I am sure it has a pretty good kick with the pepper which I also love in shrimp dishes.
Yes Julie it was delicious. And the pepper gives it a slight kick however its not too spicy! 🙂
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