Tortillitas de camarones are crisp fritters of small shrimp in a wheat and chickpea flour batter with parsley and onion, a staple of Andalusian fry counters.

Tortillitas de camarones are shrimp fritters from Andalusia whose origin is given as Cadiz or San Fernando, or possibly both. The batter combines wheat flour, chickpea flour, water and onion, with parsley, and the fritters are fried on both sides in plenty of olive oil. In Seville, Bodeguita Antonio Romero sells them as a tapa or a ración, Las Teresas lists a tortillita de camarones, and Freiduria Puerta de la Carne lists them among its fried foods.

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Make it at home

Serves 1240 minIntermediate

Ingredients

  • 200g tiny shrimp (camarones) or small whole prawns
  • 100g chickpea flour
  • 100g plain flour
  • 250ml cold water
  • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  • Small handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
  • Sea salt to taste
  • 500ml olive oil, for frying

Method

  1. If using larger prawns, peel and chop into pea-sized pieces; tiny camarones go in whole, shells on.
  2. Combine the two flours, salt and pimenton in a bowl.
  3. Pour in the cold water gradually, whisking to a smooth thin batter, the consistency of single cream.
  4. Stir in the spring onions, parsley and shrimp.
  5. Rest the batter for 20 minutes; this lets the chickpea flour hydrate.
  6. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan to 180C.
  7. Drop tablespoons of batter into the oil, spreading out for a lacy edge. Fry 60 to 90 seconds per side until pale gold and crispy.
  8. Drain on paper towel and salt immediately. Serve hot with cold manzanilla.

Editor tip. Use proper Cadiz camarones if you can find them frozen; tiny shrimp give the canonical version. Manzanilla from Sanlucar is the only correct pairing.

Common allergens: Shellfish, Gluten.