Garlic Shrimp With Peas

Ingredients

    1 ½ pounds shrimp

    1 ½ pounds peas

     6 garlic cloves, minced

    ¼ teaspoon red chile flakes

    ⅓ cup finely chopped cilantro

    ⅓ cup finely chopped parsley

     Oil

    Salt

    Preparation

  1- Place shrimp shells in water and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan, remove the foam, reduce heat, cover partly and simmer 30 minutes. Strain broth into a bowl and . Return broth to saucepan.

 2- Sprinkle shrimp with salt, toss and let sit for 15 minutes.

 3- Return broth to a boil and add peas. Boil 2 minutes, until just wrinkled and slightly tender.

  4- Heat oil over medium heat in a wide pan. Add garlic and chile flakes. Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant and beginning to color, about 1 minute. Turn heat to medium-high and add shrimp. Cook, stirring, until shrimp turns pink, about 2 minutes.

5- Add peas, cilantro and parsley and continue to toss in the pan for another minute.  Remove from heat, taste and adjust seasoning.

6-    Cooked rice for serving, serve hot.

H.Zoghib