3 Spanish Seafood Tapas you Won´t be Able to Resist

TO MAKE THE GARLIC SHRIMP SKEWERS

Pat dry 16 raw jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined) with paper towels, then pierce the shrimp into some wooden skewers (4 shrimp per skewer), season the shrimp with sea salt & black pepper

Add 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped into a mortar, pinch in a little sea salt and using a pestle mash down until you form a paste like texture, then add in 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika and 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, mix together until well combined

Pour the garlic sauce over the shrimp skewers and brush to ensure the sauce coating all the shirmp

Heat a grill pan or fry pan with a medium to medium-high heat, after 3 minutes add the skewers into the pan, all in a single layer, after 90 seconds flip to cook the other side, after another 90 seconds remove the pan from the heat, transfer the skewers into a dish, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and garnish with lemon wedges

TO MAKE THE STEAMED MUSSELS

Add 1 pound of fresh mussels into a colander, rinse under cold water and clean the mussels, begin by removing the beard and then using a steel cloth scrub them clean

Add a 1/4 cup cold water into a stock pot, along with 4 slices of lemon, 4 cloves of garlic with the skins on and a slit cut on them, 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley and a little sea salt & black pepper, mix together, then add in the cleaned mussels and gently mix together, heat the stock pot with a medium-high heat and place a lid on the stock pot, after 4 to 5 minutes remove the lid, all the mussels should be open, discard any that didn´t, transfer into a serving dish, sprinkle with finely chopped parsley and garnish with lemon wedges

TO MAKE THE BATTERED COD WITH ROASTED PEPPERS

Add 1 cup all-purpose flour into a large bowl, along with 1 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp sea salt, mix together, then create a well in the flour, add in 1 egg and 3/4 cup beer at room temperature, mix together until you get a creamy batter with bo lumps

Pat dry a 14 oz piece of cod with paper towels, then cut into 1 inch (2.5 cm) pieces, season the cod with sea salt & black pepper

Add the pieces of cod into the bowl with the batter and mix them around so they are evenly coated in the batter

Heat a large fry pan with a medium heat and add in 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 5 minutes and the oil is hot but not smoking, add the pieces of cod into the pan, making sure to shake off any of the excess batter, make sure they´re all in a single layer, after 3 minutes flip to fry the other side, after a total cooking time of 6 minutes, remove the pieces of cod from the pan and transfer into a dish with paper towels

Add the pieces of cod into a serving dish, garnish with strips of jarred roasted red bell peppers and a sprinkle of finely chopped parsley