Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 shallot, finely sliced
  • 9 ounces small chorizo sausages
  • 78 cup red wine
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 1 dash chili oil
  • 8 large shrimp
  • flat leaf parsley

Method

  • Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over a gentle heat.
  • Add the shallot and cook until soft but not coloured - about 5 minutes.
  • Remove the shallots from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the chorizo sausages to the same pan and return to the heat.
  • As soon as the sausages leave a little oil, pour in the red wine, tip in the bay leaves and thyme, and bring to a simmer.
  • Return the shallots to the saucepan.
  • Simmer until the wine has cooked down to three-quarters its original volume, before turning off the heat.
  • While the wine is reducing, heat the chili oil in a large frying pan and fry the shrimp over a moderate heat until they turn colour - about 2-3 minutes on each side.
  • Scatter with chopped parsley.
  • Remove the chorizo sausages from the red wine sauce and thread onto skewers, alternating each one with a cooked shrimp.
  • Drizzle the skewers with red wine sauce from the pan.
  • Serve this tasty tapas dish with a glass of amontillado or medium-dry sherry.