Mexican Camarones a la Diabla Recipe
Camarones a la Diabla, which translates to "Devil's Shrimp" in English, features a spicy sauce known as diablo sauce. This sauce is made from various hot peppers, including different types of chili peppers like arbol and guajillo. Some variations of the sauce also incorporate non-chili hot peppers such as serrano or chipotle peppers.
Ingredients
- Large shrimp – 1 lb
- Guajillo chiles – 4
- Chile de arbol -3
- Water – 2 cups
- Tomatoes, halved – 3
- Chipotle pepper – 1/2
- Onion diced – ½ cup
- Garlic, finely diced – 1
- Olive oil – 2 tbsp
- Salt – 1 tbsp
- Pepper – ½ tsp
Instructions
- Remove the seeds form the guajillo and chile de arbol.
- In a pot, add the chiles and enough water to cover the chiles, about 2 cups and bring to a boil.
- Turn the heat off and let the chiles sit in the hot water for about 5 minutes or until they are soft.
- Drain the chilies then toss the water.
- In a blender, add the chiles, tomatoes, chipotle pepper, ¼ cup of the onion, garlic, and salt.
- Blend until smooth, strain the chili sauce and set aside.
- Peel and devein the shrimp if it isn’t already cleaned.
- Add salt and pepper.
- In a large pan, heat the olive oil.
- Add the remaining onions and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp.
- Stir constantly and cook for 2 minutes. Don’t overcook– the shrimp will be tough.
- Make sure the heat is on low and add the chili sauce.
- Stir and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 29gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 239mgSodium: 2836mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8g
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