Spanish Garlic Shrimp

Once upon a time, I had the honor of knowing a lovely lady by the name of Audrey. Audrey and her husband hired me to come do personal cooking for them. More specifically for her husband , while she went away for a while to have surgery done that involved a long recovery process outside of the home. After Audrey returned, I stayed with them for about another month. During that time, I learned a lot about personal kitchen organization from Audrey, as well as some delightful recipes that I will share here. I sadly could no longer continue my employee with them because the husband's health took a turn for the worst, and it was no longer financially beneficial for them to keep me. This first recipe is sort of along the vein of Shrimp Scampi, but a ton more flavor!! Do not be shy and not add dill, parsley and butter to your rice. It adds a tremendous amount of flavor.

Spanish Garlic Shrimp

2 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1 cup chopped Onion

1 cup chopped Green Bell Pepper ( or red could work nicely)

2 Tablespoons minced Garlic

2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice

3 Tablespoons Sherry ( or water, seafood stock or chicken broth will do)
mixed with 2 Tablespoons of Flour

1/4 teaspoon Paprika

1/4 teaspoon Kosher Salt

1/4 teaspoon Pepper

1 1/2 pounds Frozen, peeled, Large Shrimp, Thawed and rinsed.

1 small package of wild mushrooms, cleaned.

Heat oil in a skillet, add onion and bell pepper. Saute for 4 minutes. Add Garlic, saute till fragrant. Stir in remaining ingredients except the shrimp and mushrooms. Add Shrimp, Wild Mushrooms and saute until cooked through.

Serve with hot white rice. To the rice add Butter, Dill, Parsley and salt! Enjoy!!