Camarones a la Diabla
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
8 mins
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Total Time
28 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
279 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican
Camarones a la Diabla
Description
Camarones a la Diabla highlights shrimp cooked in a fiery red chile sauce made from softened guajillo and arbol chiles blended with Roma tomatoes, garlic, and onion. The sauce is seasoned with kosher salt and can be adjusted for heat and saltiness by adding more tomatoes or salt as needed. The shrimp are sautéed in olive oil until just pink, then combined with the sauce and cooked until the sauce bubbles and thickens slightly.
The dish offers a balance of smoky, spicy, and tangy flavors with a tender, juicy texture from the shrimp. Its quick cooking time preserves the shrimp’s tenderness, making it a flavorful option either as a standalone appetizer or alongside traditional Mexican rice for a heartier meal.
Ingredients
- 8 guajillo chiles rinsed, stems and seeds removed
- 3 arbol chiles rinsed, stems removed
- 3 Roma tomato chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 medium onion roughly chopped, white
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 pounds Shrimp peeled, deveined and tail-on, large, raw
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl or saucepan, add dried guajillo and arbol chiles. Add very hot or boiling water until chiles are fully submerged. Cover with a lid or large plate and let sit for 15 minutes, until chiles have softened.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the softened chiles to a large blender. Add the tomatoes, garlic, onion and salt. Puree until completely smooth. Taste and season with more salt, if necessary. If the sauce is too spicy, add more tomatoes.
- Heat a large saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and shrimp. Cook shrimp for 1 minute per side, or until shrimp is light pink.
- Add the red chile sauce to the pan or skillet and mix together to coat the shrimp. Lower the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until the sauce is bubbling and hot.
- Remove the pan or skillet from the heat and serve alone as an appetizer or with Authentic Mexican Rice as a meal.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4th of recipe | |
| Calories | 279kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 248mg | 83% |
| Sodium | 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1050IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 24.8mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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