Spanish Recipes

Tortillitas de Camarones (Shrimp Cakes) recipe.  Makes 4 cakes.

Ingredients
1/2 cup of  flour
2 large eggs
5 tablespoons of water
1 bunch of spring onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons of parsley, finely chopped
250g of shelled small shrimp
salt, pepper and paprika to taste
olive oil for frying

Directions
-Mix the flour and the eggs in a bowl. Add water and stir into a smooth
batter.
-Add the spring onions, parsley and shrimp. Season with salt, pepper and paprika.

-Let stand to rest for half an hour or more.

-Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Spoon in about 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time, flatten with the back of the spoon into a thin pancake.
-Fry on each side until golden. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 cakes