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Pan-Seared Shrimp with Romesco Sauce

Head-on shrimp seared hard and served with a Catalan-style romesco of slow-cooked tomato, roasted pepper and chile, thickened with toasted almonds and hazelnuts and sharpened with sherry vinegar.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on55 min
  • Total1 h 35 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Romesco

  • 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 80 gyellow onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
  • 3 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 1roasted red pepper in brine, drained and chopped
  • 1fresh chile, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • 2medium ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped, with their juices
  • 180 mlfish stock or clam juice, 3/4 cup
  • 60 mldry white wine, 1/4 cup
  • 35 gblanched almonds, about 1/4 cup
  • 35 ghazelnuts, about 1/4 cup
  • 2 tbspsherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Shrimp

  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • 24large shrimp, peeled and deveined, heads left on
  • to tastesea salt
  • 1lemon, cut into 4 to 6 wedges

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Hazelnut
  • Fish
  • Crustacean shellfish
  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Shrimp
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Leek
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: high

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