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Brazilian-Style Peel And Eat Shrimp with Fried Garlic (Camarao ao Alho) Recipe

Name: Brazilian-Style Peel And Eat Shrimp with Fried Garlic (Camarao ao Alho) Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 12 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 pounds medium shell-on, head-on shrimp (see note), rinsed and patted dry on paper towels; Kosher salt; Lemon, for serving

I wanted to eat everything in Brazil. My wife was happy with just the beach and an endless pile of camarão a alho, the Brazilian version of garlic shrimp: diminutive ruby-red, briny, thin-shelled gems, complete with head and legs, glistening in olive oil and fried garlic. Here's how to make them at home.

10 min total 10 min cook 4 466 cal

Ingredients

4 serv.

6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
12 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 pounds medium shell-on, head-on shrimp (see note), rinsed and patted dry on paper towels
Kosher salt
Lemon, for serving

Instructions

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1 Add oil and 3/4 of garlic to a 12-inch skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until garlic is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer garlic to a bowl.
2 Increase heat to high and heat until oil just starts smoking. Add shrimp all at once and cook, stirring and tossing frequently, until starting to turn pink, about 1 minute. Return cooked garlic and remaining fresh garlic to pan, cook until shrimp is completely cooked through, about 1 minute longer, season with salt, transfer to a plate, and serve with lemon.