Garlicky prawns with sherry

Name: Garlicky prawns with sherry
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons Olive Oil; 3 cloves Chopped Garlic; 400g Prawns; 2 tbsp Dry sherry; Handful Parsley

By The Spice & Simmer Kitchen · Published May 3, 2026

A one-pot Seafood recipe with Spanish flavors, built for busy weeknights when you want real food without a sink full of dishes. Comes together in roughly 37 minutes, serves about 4, and uses ingredients you can find at any normal grocery store. The technique is simple: build a base in your pot, layer in the main ingredients, simmer until everything has had time to talk to each other, and serve straight from the pan. If you're cooking for picky eaters, this one tends to land — the flavors are recognizable, the texture is comforting, and there's nothing weird hiding in the ingredient list. Perfect for the kind of evening where you want dinner on the table by 7pm and the kitchen empty by 7:30.

Step-by-step instructions

step 1.
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Tip in the garlic slices and cook for a few secs. Then stir through the prawns and cook for a couple of mins until they start to turn pink.
step 2.
Pour over the sherry and cook for a few mins more, just until the prawns are cooked through. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Why this works on a weeknight

Garlicky prawns with sherry genuinely fits a 30-minute weeknight window, which is why it earned a spot in our Skillet & One-Pan collection. The technique is forgiving, the ingredient list is grocery-store standard, and the active cooking time is short enough that you can answer a text message in the middle without ruining dinner.

Cleanup notes

This is a single-pan recipe, so the cleanup is exactly one pan, one cutting board, and one knife. While the dish rests, fill the pan with hot soapy water — by the time you are done eating, the residue lifts off with a single pass of a sponge. Skip the steel wool on cast iron; a stiff brush and warm water are all you need to keep the seasoning intact.

Make-ahead and leftovers

Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for up to three days. Reheat in a dry pan over medium-low with a splash of water or stock to loosen the sauce. Garlicky prawns with sherry actually improves overnight as the flavors keep talking to each other, so doubling the recipe and packing tomorrow's lunch is a high-leverage weeknight move.

Filed under 🥘 Skillet & One-Pan Seafood Spanish ⚡ 30-Min Dinner