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Champiñones al Ajillo - Spanish Garlic Mushrooms

This is a fantastically Spanish tapa with strong gutsy flavours and dripping in delicious olive oil and sherry.

You will need:

300g mushrooms
6 cloves garlic
75ml extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons dry fino sherry
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Half teaspoon sweet paprika

Method

• Wash, dry and quarter the mushrooms. Peel and crush the garlic.

• Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the mushrooms for about 3 - 4 minutes, stirring.

• Lower the heat and add the garlic, lemon juice, sherry and paprika and cook for about 5 minutes until the garlic is cooked and has softened.

• Season to taste and serve with lots of fresh bread and a garnish of chopped parsley.