Shrimp with Sherry-Tomato Sauce

A flavorful Spanish-inspired dish featuring succulent shrimp in a rich sauce made with tomatoes, sherry, and green olives. Perfect served over white rice.

4 servings
26 min

Ingredients

  • 1 whole onion
  • 1 can whole tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • pounds shrimp
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • cup Sherry
  • ¾ cup green olives
  • to taste white rice

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Pulse onion in a food processor until finely chopped, then transfer to a bowl. Add tomatoes with juice to processor and pulse until chopped.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Toss shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, then add to skillet and sauté, turning over once, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes total. Transfer shrimp to a plate with tongs (do not clean skillet).

    5 min

  3. 3.

    Force garlic through a garlic press into skillet and cook, stirring, until golden, about 15 seconds. Stir in Sherry, scraping up any brown bits from bottom of skillet, then add onion and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until all of liquid is evaporated and onion is just tender, 5 to 6 minutes.

    6 min

  4. 4.

    Add tomatoes and olives and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes.

    7 min

  5. 5.

    Stir in shrimp with any juices accumulated on plate and heat through. Season with salt.

    3 min