Tapas x 2: garlic and ham mushrooms & spicy prawns

Name: Tapas x 2: garlic and ham mushrooms & spicy prawns
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 150 g Spanish ham (jamon serrano); 450 g white button mushrooms, scrubbed and stems trimmed; 8 cloves garlic, minced; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 1/2 tsp chili powder; 1/2 tsp smoked paprika; 1/4 cup chicken stock; 1/2 cup heavy cream; Chopped fresh Italian parsley; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 tsp red pepper flakes; 450 g prawns, headless and easy-peel; 1/2 tsp smoky paprika; 2 tbsp brandy; Juice of 1/2 lemon; Chopped fresh Italian parsley

Robert Gonzal @robert

Vancouver BC

Because the only way for my family and me to travel this year is through food, I decided to take us on a trip to sunny Spain for dinner. I've never posted 2-for-1 recipes before, but did in this case because you never order just one tapa at a restaurant. Plus, they're both really quick and easy to prepare, not to mention delicious. Salud!

Robert Gonzal @robert

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 to 4 servings

Mushrooms
150 gSpanish ham (jamon serrano)
450 gwhite button mushrooms, scrubbed and stems trimmed
8 clovesgarlic, minced
1shallot, finely chopped
1/2 tspchili powder
1/2 tspsmoked paprika
1/4 cupchicken stock
1/2 cupheavy cream
Chopped fresh Italian parsley
Prawns
2 tbsptomato paste
4 clovesgarlic, chopped
2 tspred pepper flakes
450 gprawns, headless and easy-peel
1/2 tspsmoky paprika
2 tbspbrandy
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Chopped fresh Italian parsley

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Preheat your oven to 350 F. Lay the ham in a single layer on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until crisp. Let cool. Chop the ham into bite-sized pieces.
2

Add a good glug of olive oil to a medium pan on medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and shallot and fry another 1 minute.
3

Sprinkle the chili powder and paprika onto the mushrooms, and toss to coat. Add the chicken stock, cream, a pinch of salt and several grinds of black pepper. Add the chopped ham, then turn the heat down to minimum while you cook the prawns.
4

Add a good glug of olive oil to a second medium pan on medium-high heat. Add the tomato paste, garlic, and pepper flakes and let fry for 1 minute.
5

Add the prawns (I don't peel them) and paprika to the pan. Toss to coat the prawns in the spicy oil. Add the brandy and lemon juice and simmer just until the prawns are uniformly pink. Add salt and pepper to taste. This entire step should take no more than 5 minutes.
6

Toss chopped parsley into both pans, then plate the mushrooms and prawns in their own bowls. Sprinkle with more chopped parsley. Serve with crusty bread.