{"slug":"spanish-shrimp-and-chickpea-stew","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Spanish Shrimp and Chickpea Stew","description":"Smoky paprika-crusted shrimp simmered with chickpeas, leeks, and clam juice in a Spanish-inspired one-pot stew with a savory butter-roux base.","body_md":"\n## Notes\n\n- **Stale notes corrected (2026-07-30):** this block used to propose two tweaks the recipe had already adopted, which misdirected anyone reading it — \"the sauce might be better if developed as a roux. Browned butter with a little flour?\" and \"the flavor profile could use a little more umami — fish sauce, worcestershire, or soy sauce.\" Both are already in the recipe: the Combine step melts 2 tablespoons butter and cooks 1 tablespoon flour into it for 2 minutes to develop a roux, and 2 teaspoons soy sauce are listed and go in at that same step. The suggestions are replaced by the record below of what the recipe actually does.\n- **The roux is deliberately thin.** 1 tablespoon (about 8g) of flour to roughly 360ml of liquid — 240ml clam juice plus the 120ml reserved chickpea liquid — is about 2g per 100ml, against the 6–7g per 100ml that makes a medium-bodied sauce. That is intentional: this is a stew wanting a lightly bound broth, not a gravy. Do not scale the flour up to the reference ratio.\n- Openly a seafood dish — shrimp and clam juice are both structural, so it is not vegetarian and not adaptable without becoming a different recipe.\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   Large dutch oven\n-   Slotted spoon\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   2 tablespoons smoked paprika\n-   1 tablespoon sweet paprika\n-   Kosher salt and ground black pepper\n-   1 pound extra-large (21/25 per pound) shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on\n-   2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve\n-   2 tablespoons salted butter\n-   2 teaspoons soy sauce\n-   1 tablespoon all purpose flour\n-   1 medium leek, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, rinsed and dried\n-   4 medium garlic cloves, minced\n-   434g (15½oz) can chickpeas, 120ml (½ cup) liquid reserved, drained\n-   240ml (8oz) bottle clam juice\n-   Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve\n\n## Method\n\n### Season Shrimp\n\n1. In a **medium bowl**, stir together both **paprikas** and ¾ teaspoon **pepper**.\n2. Measure **2 tablespoons** of the mixture into a small bowl and set aside.\n3. Add the **shrimp** to the **paprika mixture** in the **medium bowl** and toss to coat.\n4. Set aside.\n\n### Brown Shrimp\n\n1. In a **large Dutch oven** over **medium-high**, heat the **oil** until shimmering.\n2. Add the **shrimp** in an even layer; reserve the bowl.\n3. Cook without stirring until **browned** on the bottom, about **2 minutes**.\n4. Using a slotted spoon, return the shrimp to the bowl.\n\n### Combine Ingredients\n\n1. In the **Dutch oven** over **medium** heat, melt the **butter**.\n2. Add the **leek** and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, **4 to 5 minutes**.\n3. Add the **garlic** and the **reserved paprika mixture**.\n4. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, **about 1 minute**.\n5. Add **soy sauce** and **flour** and cook another **2 minutes** to develop a roux.\n\n### Finish\n\n1. Stir in:\n    -   Chickpeas\n    -   Reserved chickpea liquid\n    -   Clam juice\n2. Bring to a **simmer**, then reduce to **low**, **cover** and cook for **10 minutes**, stirring once or twice.\n3. Meanwhile, remove the **tails** from the **shrimp** and cut each in half crosswise.\n\n### Serve\n\n1. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the **shrimp** along with **accumulated juices**.\n2. **Cover** and **let stand** until the shrimp are **opaque** throughout, **2 to 3 minutes**.\n3. Taste and season with salt and pepper.\n4. Serve sprinkled with **parsley** and drizzled with additional **oil**.\n","draft":false,"servings":"4","prep_time":"15 minutes","cook_time":"25 minutes","total_time":"40 minutes","created_at":"2020-05-06T20:46:24Z","updated_at":"2026-07-30T22:33:23.624196Z","categories":["Main"],"tags":["Chickpeas","Leeks","Paprika","Shrimp"],"methods":["Stove-Top"],"themes":["Spanish"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   2 tablespoons smoked paprika","-   1 tablespoon sweet paprika","-   Kosher salt and ground black pepper","-   1 pound extra-large (21/25 per pound) shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on","-   2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve","-   2 tablespoons salted butter","-   2 teaspoons soy sauce","-   1 tablespoon all purpose flour","-   1 medium leek, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, rinsed and dried","-   4 medium garlic cloves, minced","-   434g (15½oz) can chickpeas, 120ml (½ cup) liquid reserved, drained","-   240ml (8oz) bottle clam juice","-   Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons smoked paprika","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"smoked paprika"},{"raw":"-   1 tablespoon sweet paprika","qty":1,"unit":"tbsp","item":"sweet paprika"},{"raw":"-   Kosher salt and ground black pepper","item":"Kosher salt and ground black pepper"},{"raw":"-   1 pound extra-large (21/25 per pound) shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on","qty":1,"unit":"lb","item":"extra-large shrimp","prep":"peeled and deveined, tails left on"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more to serve","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"extra-virgin olive oil","prep":"plus more to serve"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons salted butter","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"salted butter"},{"raw":"-   2 teaspoons soy sauce","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"soy sauce"},{"raw":"-   1 tablespoon all purpose flour","qty":1,"unit":"tbsp","item":"all purpose flour"},{"raw":"-   1 medium leek, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, rinsed and dried","qty":1,"item":"medium leek, white and light green parts halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, rinsed and dried"},{"raw":"-   4 medium garlic cloves, minced","qty":4,"item":"medium garlic cloves","prep":"minced"},{"raw":"-   434g (15½oz) can chickpeas, 120ml (½ cup) liquid reserved, drained","qty":434,"unit":"g","item":"can chickpeas, 120ml liquid reserved, drained"},{"raw":"-   240ml (8oz) bottle clam juice","qty":240,"unit":"ml","item":"bottle clam juice"},{"raw":"-   Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve","item":"Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, to serve"}]}],"servings_int":4,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T22:33:42.517803Z","checked_by":"claude-code","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}