# Calabrian Shrimp

This Calabrian shrimp recipe is a simple, delicious, and fast dish cooked in a wood-fired oven, perfect for introducing people to wood-fired cooking.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 Tbs Grape Seed Oil
- 1 Poblano Pepper
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 1 Pound Jumbo Shrimp
- 1 Tbs Calabrian Chili
- Pinch Salt
- Pour Tequila
- 4 Tbs Butter
- Half the lime Lime Juice
- Cilantro

## Instructions

1. Add grape seed oil to a cast iron skillet and place it in the wood-fired oven to heat.
2. Remove the hot skillet from the oven.
3. Add diced poblano pepper to the hot oil.
4. Add sliced garlic to the skillet.
5. Stir the peppers and garlic in the skillet.
6. Add jumbo shrimp to the skillet.
7. Add Calabrian chili to the shrimp mixture.
8. Stir all ingredients together in the skillet.
9. Add a pinch of salt.
10. Pour tequila into the skillet with the shrimp and other ingredients.
11. Place the skillet back into the wood-fired oven to ignite the tequila, creating a tequila fireball.
12. Add butter to the shrimp.
13. Squeeze lime juice over the shrimp.
14. Remove the cooked shrimp from the oven.
15. Serve the shrimp on a plate.
16. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

## Equipment

- Wood-fired oven
- Cast iron skillet

## Tips

- This dish is a crowd-pleaser and a great go-to for those new to wood-fired oven cooking.
- The tequila fireball is a cool cooking process to watch.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFtQcxGi3Bu/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0badec41-68fb-4ffc-8160-a823f2768a56
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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