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Camarones a la Diabla
Camarones a la Diabla is a spicy Mexican shrimp dish featuring peeled, deveined shrimp cooked in a smooth, blended sauce of guajillo and arbol chiles, Roma tomatoes, garlic, onion, and salt. The shrimp are quickly sautéed and then simmered briefly in the red chile sauce, which delivers moderate heat and vibrant flavors. This preparation can be served as an appetizer or paired with Mexican rice for a full meal.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
28 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
279 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
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.
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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 279
% 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.