Light and crispy, these Tortillitas de Camarones are a perfect tapas for date night. These Shrimp fritters are topped with a homemade aioli.

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How to make homemade Shrimp Fritters
Shrimp fritters are a delicious appetizer that will win over your family and friends. These aren't traditional fritters, they're Spanish inspired. It's my personal take on Tortillitas de Camarones.
Ingredients for homemade Tortillitas
- Fresh rock shrimp (or regular raw shrimp)
- Sweet onion or Vidalia onion
- Fresh garlic
- Smoked paprika
- Fresh parsley
- Baking powder
- Coconut flour
- All purpose flour
- Olive oil or avocado oil
- Water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Lemon
How to make Tortillitas de Camarones
- Add 2 tablespoon of oil to a skillet. Heat over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft.
- Move onion and garlic mixture to a bowl and add rock shrimp, flours, parsley, baking powder, paprika, salt, pepper and water into the bowl. Mix well.
- Set aside and cover with cloth for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat the rest of the oil over medium heat. Form mixture into 2.5-3 inch diameter patties.
- Cook for ~2 minutes on each side until golden brown.
- Place patties on paper towels or a paper bag to drain off excess oil.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over shrimp fritters.
Substitutions in Tortillitas de Camarones Recipe
In the typical Spanish manner, tortillitas de camarones are made with chickpea flour. I opted to use coconut flour since I did not have any chickpea flour on hand. I used rock shrimp instead of regular shrimp in this recipe.
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Tortillitas de Camarones
Light and crispy, these Tortillitas de Camarones are a perfect tapas for date night. These Shrimp fritters are topped with a homemade aioli.
Ingredients
- ¾ pound rock shrimp
- ½ sweet onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoon minced parsley
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
- â…“ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoon water
- salt and pepper to taste
- lemon sliced into wedges
Instructions
- Add 2 tablespoon of oil and add to a skillet. Heat over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft.
- Move onion and garlic mixture to a bowl and add rock shrimp, flours, parsley, baking powder, paprika, salt, pepper and water.
- Set aside and cover with cloth for 10-15 minutes.
- Heat the rest of the oil over medium heat. Form mixture into 2.5-3 inch diameter patties.
- Cook for ~2 minutes on each side (until golden brown).
- Place patties on paper towels or a paper bad to drain off excess oil.
- Season with lemon.
Nutrition
Serving: 0gCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 203mgPotassium: 55mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 148IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 0.3mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Shaina Wizov
Love this dish. It's a perfect party appetizer... or to just hoard all to yourself for dinner one night 😉 Definitely have to try these!
Barrie
These look great and easy to make! I love that they use coconut flour too~
Caroline
These look and sound tasty - I ca imagine the coconut flour works well.
maria
Love these... they look like the perfect party appetizer. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Elynn
Love making this recipe for the family.