Appetizer

Gambas à Moda de Taverna (Tavern Shrimp with Garlic Bread Soldiers)

Name: Gambas à Moda de Taverna (Tavern Shrimp with Garlic Bread Soldiers)
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 300g wild-caught jumbo shrimp (16-20 count), peeled and deveined; 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 small dried red chilies or ¼ tsp crushed red pepper; 1 bay leaf; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, roughly chopped; Juice of ½ lemon; Sea salt and black pepper; 2 thick slices rustic bread (sourdough or ciabatta); 1 garlic clove, halved (for rubbing bread)

This is quintessential Portuguese seaside tavern food—barely cooked jumbo shrimp in bubbling garlic-chile oil, served with toasted bread for soaking up every last drop. Showstopping, rustic, ready in 10 minutes.

607cal per serving 23gprotein 16gcarbs 51gfat 8min prep 8min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this