For many years, my favourite dish in Spain has been 'Prawn / Gambas Pil-Pil'. You can't beat sitting in a good restaurant, or even better in a chiringuito with a sizzling dish of king prawns in a delicious pil-pil sauce. Wonderful!

Granted, I am no Gordon Ramsey, but I can boil an egg and make toast, so why is it so difficult for me to cook king prawns, oil, garlic and chilli to create anything that tastes even half way decent?.

I am appealing to the YourMarbella community to teach me how to make a truly great prawn pil-pil, like they make at Mistral Beach and Alfredo's in San Pedro.

I will await your advice!

Cheers

Christian

Heres one I found earlier!

Prawns or Gambas Pil Pil Recipe
(Sizzling Prawn dish from Spain)

I cook mine the same as above and had great results, trick is to put the thinly sliced garlic in right at the last moment though otherwise it just burns in the oil. You must have the earthenware dishes too (can buy them anywhere cheaply) as eating them without it spitting burning oil over your arms just doesn't feel right

Can get just as good results using those dried chillies in a jar as fresh too

Hi, I have used this recipe a couple of times in the last fortnight and it is spot on. Andy, I can now see what you mean about dropping in the garlic at the last minute, it tastes much better than when it burns !

I still can't re-create the taste of the Pil Pil at Restaurante Alfredo's in San Pedro though, still the best I have ever tasted !

LOL heres a link to make beans on toast....sorry couldnt help myself....

How To Make Baked Beans On Toast

Christian:

Restaurante Alfredo's in San Pedro

 Can you give me numpty directions on how to get there (Alfredos not San Pedro obviously!) from Marbella?

Hi Andy,

It is on Calle Andalucía, Local 8. I am not the best in the world when it comes to directions, but I will have a go!. If you are driving from Puerto banus take the main road to San Pedro, and keep going as if you were going to Salamanca Car Dealership. Just before you get to Salamanca ( I think it is one or maybe two turn off's before) , there is an exit just before another car dealer called U.S. Auto's or U.S Motors, it is a while building. Turn right up the road and go for around 100 metres before taking your first right. On this road there are cars parked on both sides, which obstruct your view of the restaurants on the left hand side of the road, as they are below the road level. Alfredo's takes up about half of this parade of restaurants. If you know 'Bar Charlie' in San Pedro, then Alfredo's is a stone's throw up the road from it.

Alfredo's profile can be seen here: http://www.yourmarbella.com/restaurantealfredo/default.aspx

Hope this helps !

Cheers

Christian

Perfecto, know exactly where you mean!

Thanks