Plancha-style Shrimp

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves
• 24 large shrimp, middle sections (peeled heads and tails left intact if desired)
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped (garnish)
• lemon wedge (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook oil and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat until garlic is soft but not yet golden, about 10 minutes. remove pan from heat and let cool. strain garlic oil through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl; set aside.
• 2 place shrimp and onion in separate medium bowls; season with salt and pepper. heat a cast-iron griddle over high heat until smoking. you can also cook on a barbecue grill. arrange shrimp on one half of griddle in a single layer and onion on the other half.
• 3 alternatively, using a cast-iron skillet, cook shrimp first, then onion (don’t overcrowd the pan or the shrimp will steam instead of sear). cook until shrimp are golden brown, about 1 minute.
• 4 turn shrimp and onion, drizzle with some garlic oil, and cook until shrimp are cooked through, about 1 minute longer. divide shrimp and onion among plates; garnish with parsley. squeeze lemon over top.