325 likes, 8 comments - markbittman on April 29, 2023: "Recipe: Simplest and Best Shrimp Dish This spin on a Spanish tapa is my favorite, and everyone I serve it to loves it. The shrimp juices infuse the oil, and the sum is beyond delicious. It’s good with bread, over rice, tossed with pasta, or stuffed into tacos. It also works with similar-sized scallops (or larger, though they’ll take longer to cook). Simplest and Best Shrimp Dish makes 4 servings in about 30 minutes 1 / 3 cup extra virgin olive oil, or more as needed 3 or 4 big cloves garlic, cut into slivers ~ 1 1/2 pounds shrimp, 20 to 30 per pound, peeled, rinsed, and dried Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons hot paprika Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish 1. Warm the olive oil in a large, broad ovenproof skillet or heatproof baking pan over low heat. There should be enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan; don’t skimp. Add the garlic and cook until it turns golden, a few minutes. 2. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the shrimp, some salt and pepper, the cumin, and the paprika. Stir to blend and continue to cook, shaking the pan once or twice and turning the shrimp once or twice, until they are pink all over and the mixture is bubbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish and serve immediately. Recipe from How to Cook Everything Photo: Sam Kaplan for the New York Times".