Fideos con Langostinos

This combination is pretty interesting. I had a plate of this on holidays in the Pirineos 2 years ago and loved it. It is not a very common dish and is usually made in Southern Spain. I honestly would have never thought of using soup noodles to make a "paella" style dish. Since I bought lots of shrimps this week as I am hosting a Sushi Workshop tomorrow (more on that VERY soon :) ), I decided to use some of them for a quick supper.

In Spain, gambas and langostinos are 2 different type of shrimps. The gambas are usually a reddish color raw as the langostinos are the typical bluish color. The gambas are also smaller hence more work to get the meat! I usually use langostinos when cooking.

Fideos con Langostinos

Ingredients:

15 raw shrimps
1 cup of soup noodles
2 cups of fish broth or water
1 tbsp of paprika
salt
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
oil

This dish is so simple to make. Peel the shrimps and reserve the heads and skins.

In a small pot, heat the water or broth and add the shrimp's heads and skins. Boil for about 10 minutes. It will be a rich orangy color.

In the meantime, in a pan, heat some oil.

Chop the onion and mince the garlic.

When the oil is ready, add the onion and garlic. Sweat for a few minutes.

Add the noodles and paprika. Mix well to coat and let cook for a few minutes. The noodles will take a rich color.

Add the broth the the pan.

Mix well and let reduce. When there is almost no broth left, add the shrimps and salt.

Mix. When the noodles are al dente, remove from heat and let it rest for about 5 minutes.

Add a few shrimps for presentation and Voilà!

Buen provecho a todos :)