Salty fried rose shrimps make a tasty recipe, easy to prepare even at the last minute and to sample in a convivial atmosphere with friends, definitely eaten with the fingers… in an undainty manner as my fishermen friends say!
We Genoese love to cook sea products simply and with very few ingredients so as to bring out the taste.
In this dish, the rose shrimps are washed and left with their central shell, then sautéed in a frying pan with garlic and extra virgin olive oil for a few minutes, until they change colour. Only once the heat is off are they flavoured with plenty of coarse salt and grated lemon rind.
Cover the frying pan with tin foil and carry it directly to the table where each person can “fish” with their hands and taste this delicacy. The fingers get covered with salt and lemon when removing the shell and this flavour marries well with the sweet flesh of the rose shrimp.
There is nothing as easy as this or so good!
Ingredients
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Steps
Wash the rose shrimps under cold water, leaving their shell on.
In a frying pan, heat the sliced garlic in extra virgin olive oil, add the rose shrimps and sauté them for a few minutes until they change colour.
With the heat off, season with plenty of coarse salt (I use whole salt) and grated organic lemon peel.
Cover the frying pan with tin foil and bring it directly to the table.
Varied doses for servings