Shrimp In Spicy Tomato Sauce (Gambas Paco Alcalde) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons finely chopped onions
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon flour
1 tablespoon sweet paprika, preferably Spanish smoked
1/4 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fish stock or 1/4 cup clam juice
1/2 dried red chili pepper, seeded (Spanish guindilla or guajillo)
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme
1/2 bay leaf
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
kosher salt or sea salt
fresh ground black pepper
1 pinch sugar
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (use small to medium size shrimp)

Preparation

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet; saute onion and garlic until onion is wilted.
Stir in flour and paprika; add in tomato sauce, wine, fish broth, chile pepper, thyme, bay leaf, parsley, salt, pepper, and sugar.
Cover and cook slowly for 20 minutes.
In a separate skillet, heat remaining oil until it is very hot.
Add in the shrimp; stir-fry quickly over high heat for 1 minute.
Add shrimp to tomato sauce and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes.