it was chilly again when i got up this morning at 5:30. it's been this way since last week. i don't mind the cold weather just not the snow. can we skip winter, and go from autumn to spring?
i finally used the shrimps i bought from the grocery store a couple of weeks ago. i found a recipe of gambas al ajillo at Market Manila and another shrimp recipe from JMom's website. market man used olive oil in his recipe while jmom used butter. i tweaked both recipes and came up with my version.
i washed and peeled the shrimps before i brined them in water with sea salt for approx 1-1.5 hours in the fridge. i didn't cook until after i picked hubby from the train stop. here's how i did it.
heat 3 tbsps of olive oil
add half a stick of butter
saute chopped or minced garlic; don't brown
add pepper flakes; stir, 2 minutes
add shrimps; add paprika
stir until shrimps' color turn pink
turn off heat and drizzle with lemon juice
i didn't add salt as the shrimps are already salty from brining, and i also used salted butter.
i like this recipe because i didn't have to labor in the kitchen. it was simple, fast but very tasty. it was very good to say the least. i love it, and so did hubby. my son didn't taste it, though. he had cereals and bananas (again!) in his room. he was in a typical "teenage mood" aka grumpy.
there were lots of leftover so we'll have them again tomorrow. but i don't think it will be as good as when it was freshly cooked.
next in my menu, crab cake.
