Ariba Pil Pil

Published on 20 September 2025 at 19:57

Forget the tourist traps and tired clichés—this is a bold, flavourful union forged across the Atlantic: our Mexican-Spanish Gambas Pil Pil.

We take the classic Spanish tapas and inject it with the soulful complexity we discovered on a journey through Mexico. This dish is a celebration of what unites these two Spanish-speaking worlds: a reverence for incredible ingredients and masterful spice blending.

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat your oil in a small frying pan until it’s almost smoking.
  • Chop your chilli and garlic, then add them to the pan with the prawns.
  • Add a pinch of all your dried herbs and spices - allspice, thyme and canela.
  • Cook until the prawns are pink all over, moving the pan around so the garlic doesn’t burn.
  • Chop finely your fresh herbs - coriander, parsley and oregano
  • Sprinkle with salt and ppper to season
  • Ariba ariba!!