Essentials: Fast Food, Bittman's Way, with Shrimp

Name: Essentials: Fast Food, Bittman's Way, with Shrimp
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams shrimp, in the 20-30 per pound range, peeled, rinsed, and dried; 1 leave Minced fresh parsley for garnish; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons fresh spicy paprika; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Essentials: Fast Food, Bittman's Way, with Shrimp is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. One portion of this dish contains approximately 129g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 787 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up shrimp, parsley leaves, spicy paprika, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the broiler and slip an oven rack into the closest possible position.

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Oven

Warm the olive oil very gently in a large, broad, ovenproof skillet or baking pan. There should be enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan; don’t skimp.

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Olive Oil

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Baking Pan

Put the garlic in the oil and cook for a few minutes, still over low heat, until it turns golden.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

Raise the heat to medium-high and add the shrimp, salt, pepper, cumin, and paprika. Stir to blend and immediately place under the broiler. Cook, shaking the pan once or twice and stirring if necessary, but generally leaving the shrimp undisturbed, until they are pink all over and the mixture is bubbly. This will take from 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the heat of your broiler.

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Paprika