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🇪🇸 Spanish

Shrimp Cocido

🇪🇸 Spanish

Hearty and humble: shrimp braised with vegetables until the broth turns silky and every spoonful comforts. About 47 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 32 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion2, chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Chickpeas300 g
  • Potato3 medium, cubed
  • Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • Carrot2, thickly sliced
  • Cabbage200 g
  • Shrimp400 g
  • Stock or Broth750 ml
  • Chorizo150 g
  • Smoked Paprika1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Warm the Olive Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the shrimp well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.

  2. 2

    Lift the shrimp out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the smoked paprika.

  3. 3

    Return the shrimp, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.

  4. 4

    Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.

  5. 5

    Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh parsley right before serving.

Chef's tip

Prep everything before the heat goes on — spanish cooking moves fast once it starts.

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