Garlic Shrimp and White Beans
A Mediterranean-inspired dish combining succulent shrimp with creamy white beans in a rich, garlicky tomato sauce, finished with smoked paprika and fresh parsley. Perfect for serving with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- •6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- •3 cloves garlic
- •2 whole dried chiles de árbol
- •1 leaf bay leaf
- •1¼ cups chopped tomato
- •to taste kosher salt and pepper
- •1 tablespoon tomato paste
- •2 cans white beans
- •1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- •1 pound medium shrimp
- •1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- •2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- •to serve grilled bread
- •Ingredient info: Dried chiles de árbol are available at Latin markets
- •specialty foods stores
- •and some supermarkets.
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat broiler. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large, heavy, ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add 1 garlic clove, chiles, and bay leaf and cook, stirring constantly, just until fragrant, 1-2 minutes (do not allow garlic to burn). Add tomato; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and smashing tomato with the back of a wooden spoon, until tomato is completely broken down, about 5 minutes.
7 min
- 2.
Add tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until paste is deep red and caramelized, 3-4 minutes. Stir in beans and broth. Bring to a brisk simmer and cook until juices are slightly reduced and thickened, 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
8 min
- 3.
Combine remaining 2 garlic cloves, 2 tablespoons oil, shrimp, and paprika in a medium bowl; season with salt and pepper and toss to evenly coat shrimp. Scatter shrimp over beans in an even layer.
5 min
- 4.
Broil until shrimp are golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drizzle remaining 2 tablespoons oil over shrimp and beans; garnish with parsley. Serve with bread, if desired.
3 min