Camarones a la Diabla also known as Gambas a la Diabla or Diablo Shrimp (Mexican Deviled Shrimp) are perfect on their own as an appetizer served with corn tortillas or as an entree over white rice. Savory tomato spicy sauce made with arbol peppers. Excellent!
Camarones a la Diabla or Mexican Deviled Shrimp are just amazing! Absolutely savory, rich, spicy and very tasty!
A recipe that is quite easy to prepare and packed-full of delectable flavor!
These jumbo juicy savory plump shrimp are made in a spicy red fiery chile de arbol sauce.
Olfaction
Olfaction, or rather our sense of smell, is truly one of the most powerful senses we have. It’s so powerful that we can be transported back to a moment in time that we shared with someone special and dear to us, a moment that can resonate with us for awhile.
And let me tell you, when you are preparing this dish in your home, everyone knows it! The smells are so inviting and truly enticing!
The delicious aroma of these camarones a la diabla cooking will certainly linger in your mind for awhile and those you share this delicious dish with.
A word of caution…
If you don’t like any kind of spicy food, you may want to move on to my next appetizer or dish.
Although, I use 4 chile de arbol peppers for this recipe, it can be made even spicier. So if you like super spicy food add another pepper, you decide, make this dish to your preferred heat level or too your liking.
Arbol Peppers
In case you’re unaware or unfamiliar with the heat of a arbol pepper, lets compare it to the jalapeño pepper.
On the Scoville Scale, a jalapeño pepper scales at 3,500 to 8,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units) while the arbol pepper scales at 15,000 to 30,000 SHU.
So as you see these peppers although they are not quite s spicy as say the cayenne pepper (30,000 to 50,000 SHU), spicy and hot they are.
Ingredients for Camarones a la Diabla
- jumbo shrimp
- dried guajillo peppers
- dried arbol peppers
- onion
- roma tomatoes
- garlic cloves
- unsalted butter
- fresh cilantro
- salt and pepper
- lime (optional)
How to Make Camarones a la Diabla
Boil tomatoes with all the peppers for 10 to 15 minutes.
(Guajillo peppers, arbol peppers and tomatoes cooking for sauce. Cook for 10 minutes or until peppers are soft.)
Blend all in blender or food chopper with two cups of water, salt and pepper to taste.
Strain sauce through colander. (This will remove the bits of the pepper skin left behind).
- De-shell and devein shrimp (optional: leave tail on as I did, looks pretty!)
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a skillet, over medium heat, add oil and butter and cook for a minute.
- Add onion and cook for another 4 minutes or until translucent. Add garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add sauce and cilantro. Continue to cook for another 7-10 minutes.
- Follow with the shrimp and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat (depending on the size of your shrimp, do not over cook).
Done!
What to Serve with Camarones a la Diabla
Serve as an appetizer, in tacos, in burrito or over white rice.
Note: If you’d like to learn how to peel and devein shrimp, please check out this video from Gordon Ramsay.
Below recipe box find more delicious shrimp recipes.
📖 Recipe
Camarones a la Diabla (Mexican Deviled Shrimp)
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo or colossal shrimp your choice leave shell on tail or off but do devein shrimp
- 2 dried guajillo peppers
- 4 dried arbol peppers
- 1 medium onion quartered and chopped
- 6 roma tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lime (optional) sprinkled over shrimp
Instructions
- Boil tomatoes with all the peppers for 10 to 15 minutes. Blend all in blender with two cups of water, salt and pepper to taste. Strain sauce through colander. (This will remove the bits of the pepper skin left behind).
- De-shell and devein shrimp (optional: leave tail on as I did, looks pretty!) Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste.
- In a skillet, over medium heat, add oil and butter for a minute. Add onion and cook for about 4 minutes or until translucent. Followed by the garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add sauce and cilantro. Continue to cook for another 7-10 minutes.
- Add shrimp, cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat (depending on the size of your shrimp, do not over cook).
- Serve immediately! Serve 4-5 jumbo shrimp per person (or so). Enjoy! Optional: sprinkle with fresh lime juice.
Notes
Nutrition
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When will you be making Camarones a la Diabla?
Katherine Ramos says
What is the spicy level for this dish? It looks AMZING!!
Cathy says
Thanks Katherine! This dish is really spicy because of the “arbol peppers” used in this recipe. However, if you’re not crazy about spicy foods or don’t like too much, just replace the arbol peppers with 1 jalapeno or half of one. So you will get some heat but not too too much. Hope that helps let me know if you have any other questions. 🙂
Natalie says
Looks so-so delicious! I love making shrimps at home and this sauce looks and sounds amazing!
Cathy says
Thanks Natalie!
Sara Welch says
Wow! What a tasty looking meal! I have always struggled not to overcook shrimp and yours look perfectly done!
Cathy says
Thanks Sara!
Veena Azmanov says
Too delicious to resist. Love the size of the Shrimps. This dish is a grab. Love the presentation too. I am drooling.
Cathy says
Thanks!! Love these!
Colleen says
OMG so delicious! I’m making these this weekend for our Mother’s Day Get together. Thanks for this recipe!
Cathy says
So happy to hear that! Hope you and your family enjoy these as much as I do!
lola@cheflolaskitchen says
Wow! I have always loved spicy food, surely trying this one. Way to go Cathy!
Cathy says
Thank you Lola!! Hope you love it as much as I do Lola! Deviled shrimps are sooo good!
Emmeline says
OK now this is my kinda dish! Making it this weekend! Spicy shrimp could be the best thing ever.
Cathy says
Haha Emmeline! Agreed! Best thing everrr! 🙂 Let me know how you enjoyed them!
Kate says
Sounds like a great appetizer, but I also love your idea of serving it with rice. I need to track down those peppers!
Cathy says
Yes, these deviled shrimp are perfect as an appetizer or as a meal with white rice. Just perfect! You can find the peppers either in your local supermarket in the international aisle, Walmart also has them in the Latin section and worse case, there’s always Amazon! 🙂
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
This looks so delicious and so full of flavour. Love spicy dishes like this.
Cathy says
Thank you Bintu!
Dannii says
I have never heard of devilled shrimp before, but it looks amazing. Definitely going to try that!
Cathy says
Thank you! Hope you do!
Veena Azmanov says
This is such a lovely appetizer. Looks delicious and a great idea for a Party Snack.
Cathy says
Thank you Veena!
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