Restaurant-Style CRISPY Fried Shrimp | Gambas Rebozadas Recipe

These Restaurant-Style Crispy Fried Shrimp, known as Gambas Rebozadas, are possibly the best fried shrimp ever. We’re talking a ton of great flavors, super easy to make and done in a little over 20 minutes. Serve them as a tapas appetizer or even as a main course, next to some roasted potatoes and a garden salad.

To make this recipe, I used raw jumbo shrimp I bought frozen and thawed out and already peeled and deveined. You can use whatever shrimp you like here. The most important thing is to make sure you pat the shrimp completely dry to remove any excess water. That way they’re full of flavor.

I served these crispy shrimp next to a very simple mayo aioli. Made with just garlic, Spanish saffron, mayonnaise, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. You can spice it up if you like by adding in a pinch of chili powder or hot smoked paprika.

TIPS & TRICKS to Make this Recipe: Important to fry the shrimp on medium heat and nothing higher. Otherwise they will brown too quickly and not fully cook. It took me about 2 minutes per side, but every pan heats differently. So keep an eye on the shrimp. I used sunflower oil, but any neutral oil will work.

Key Ingredients & Cookware I used in this Recipe:
MY COOKWARE
MY CHEF´S KNIFE
EXTRA VIRGIN SPANISH OLIVE OIL
SPANISH SAFFRON

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Restaurant-Style CRISPY Fried Shrimp | Gambas Rebozadas

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Spanish

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 577 kcal

Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE SHRIMP

• 1 lbs jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined) 450 grams
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour 60 grams
• 1 tsp garlic powder 3 grams
• 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika 1.25 grams
• 2 large cage-free organic eggs
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs 60 grams
• 1 tsp dried parsley 1 gram
• sea salt & black pepper

FOR THE MAYO AIOLI

• 2 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
• 1/4 tsp saffron threads .17 grams
• 1/2 cup low fat mayonnaise 120 grams
• 1 tsp lemon juice 5 ml
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 15 ml
• sea salt & black pepper

EXTRAS

• 1 cup sunflower oil 240 ml
• lemon & parsley for garnish

Instructions

1. Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in the sunflower oil

2. In the meantime, add the shrimp over some paper towels, all in a single layer and pat dry, then season with sea salt & black pepper, just on one side

3. Add the flour into a bowl, along with the garlic powder and paprika, season with sea salt & black pepper and mix together, crack the eggs into a separate bowl, season with sea salt & black pepper and whisk together, add the panko bread crumbs into a third separate bowl, add in the dried parsley and season with sea salt, mix together

4. Coat each shrimp, first in the flour, then into the egg wash and finally into the bread crumbs, making sure at each stage the shrimp are fully coated all around

5. Once the oil in the pan is nice and hot, about 10 minutes, add in the shrimp, all in a single layer and evenly spaced out, cook in batches to not overcrowd the pan, fry for 1 to 2 minutes per side or until golden fried all around, as you finish each batch, transfer the shrimp into a dish with paper towels

6. Once all the shrimp have been fried up, make the mayo aioli, add in the chopped garlic into a mortar, along with the saffron and a pinch of sea salt, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you get a paste-like texture, then add in the mayonnaise, lemon juice, olive oil and season with salt & pepper, whisk together

7. Transfer the aioli into a serving dish and decorate the fried shrimp around it, garnish with lemon wedges and parsley, serve at once, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Spanish Saffron I used to make this Recipe

Nutrition Facts

Restaurant-Style CRISPY Fried Shrimp | Gambas Rebozadas

Amount Per Serving

Calories 577 Calories from Fat 369

% Daily Value*

Fat 41g63%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Trans Fat 0.04g

Polyunsaturated Fat 6g

Monounsaturated Fat 28g

Cholesterol 240mg80%

Sodium 628mg27%

Potassium 240mg7%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 23g46%

Vitamin A 483IU10%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 111mg11%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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