Slow Travel Sunday Small Bites: Shrimp

This is the first week of the exciting and challenging Slow Travel Sunday Small Bites cooking group. This week's ingredient is shrimp and it was selected by Cindy, Baked Alaska.

When preparing for this cooking group, I went and purchased 3 cook books for appetizer dishes and managed to find some really good recipes in them. However, for the first ingredient, I found my recipe on the Internet.

Residents of Sao Paulo call themselves Paulistas and this simple shrimp dish, "Shrimp Paulista", is a regional favorite. ~ Eating Well


Ingredients:
•2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
•2 tablespoons lime juice
•1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
•8 cloves garlic, minced, divided
•1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
•1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper, divided
•2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation:
1. Place shrimp in a medium nonreactive bowl and toss with lime juice, 1/4 cup cilantro, half the garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, marinade and remaining garlic; cook until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; add the remaining 1/4 cup cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper. Toss to combine.

I thought this recipe was simple and also quite tasty. I used a little more garlic just because I like the flavor and a dash more pepper for an extra kick.

For more wonderful Sunday Small Bites (SSB) recipes, visit the Slow Travel Website.