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FROM THE SPELLBOUND BITES KITCHEN

Spicy saucy shrimp

Shrimp simmered in a tomato, pepper and garlic sauce with smoked paprika, chilli and bay leaves.

Ingredients

  • 600–800 g cleaned and deveined shrimp
  • 1 head garlic, sliced
  • 1 red onion, roughly diced
  • 1/2 green and 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 80 g concentrated tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • MSG (caption quantity reads “1 tap”)
  • Fresh or dried chilli to taste
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce, adjusted to taste
  • 3 tsp brown sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 glass water
  • Olive oil

The kitchen spell

  1. Fry garlic in olive oil over medium heat until golden, then soften the onion and peppers.
  2. Stir in paprika, chilli, soy sauce, sugar and MSG.
  3. Cook the tomato purée in the pan for about a minute.
  4. Add bay leaves and water and simmer for five minutes.
  5. Add shrimp, cover and simmer, stirring every 3–4 minutes, for a total of 10–12 minutes until fully cooked.