Plancha Style Shrimp Recipes

SHRIMP AND CLAMS A LA PLANCHA

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until soft and translucent, about 1 minute. Add shrimp and thyme. Season with salt and pepper; cook until shells change color and start to peel away from shrimp, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer shrimp to a plate.
• Add sherry to skillet; increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, 1 minute. Add clams. Cover with a lid or foil and cook until clams open, about 5 minutes. Discard any unopened clams. Return shrimp to skillet just to reheat. Serve, with beans and some of their broth, a drizzle of oil, pepper, romesco, and greens.

PLANCHA-STYLE SHRIMP

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.