As promised..... Garlic Shrimp By Lala Koala

As I promised you a few days ago, I will tell you my secret shrimp recipe. Again, I don't have the exact proportions, nor do I have the time but with shrimp it's pretty easy to say when it's done.  This blog will be full of pictures since I did take a step by step picture as I was making it. 

Step one! Put some music on! I chose pandora Benny Benassi radio. 

Step Two: make sure you are organized and have all the ingredients out and ready to go!

For my recipe I chose jumbo shrimp (but any shrimp works), bowl of milk, garlic, fresh lemon, fresh cilantro, parsley, smoked paprika, pam, and real lemon juice. 

Step three: if you're shrimp are not deveined , make sure you do so! As you clean and devein the shrimp put them in the bowl of milk for 30min-1hour. Milk kind of kills that sea smell and softens the shrimp.

Step four: while your shrimp are getting a milk bath you have time to prepare a bowl of "goodness".

Get a bowl and clean a few heads of garlic. Again If you absolutely love garlic like I do, go crazy! If you just like it, do few a few heads for the taste.

Step five: you may choose to cut the garlic into small pieces or use a garlic masher to just get the juice out. Depending on your love for garlic either one works. Add a few drops of the "Real Lemon" juice and squirt about half a fresh lemon into the bowl. I also added some smoked paprika and mixed it all in.

Step six: Are you enjoying the music while you're cooking? Or are you enjoying your cooking while the music is playing? I was doing both :)

 If it has been at least 30 minutes, you may start putting the shrimp into the bowl of "goodness". Make sure to soak them in there for at least 5 min per shrimp, longer if you wish. I did about 10 minutes. Since they all did not fit in my bowl, I got an extra bowl and after 10 minutes I transferred the shrimp there with a few garlic pieces. In the new bowl I squeezed some fresh lemon (just a little) and cut some fresh cilantro on top. I unfortunately forgot to take a picture of this step :(

Step seven: You are ready to start cooking!!!! Make sure you pan is HOTTTTT!!!! When that first shrimp touches the pan, it must absolutely make a very sizzling sound. You may use real butter, but I chose pam for this one. 

As you can tell from the picture my pan is sizzling!

Step eight: I used a fork for easier turn over of the shrimp. Turn the shrimp over when golden on one side. Wishful thinking, I wish I had some wine and/or brandy to just barely sprinkle my shrimp. It add an amazing taste. But I was too hungry to run to the store before hand. 

Hey You're almost done!

Step nine: I made rice with my shrimp, but you can make whatever your heart desires. Once your side is done serve on a plate, and don't forget to decorate with something fresh for the beauty of it.

And Enjoy your plate of heaven!

Summary:

As always,

Stay Classy My Friends :) <3