Camarones Guayaquil Recipes

THE ORIGINAL CAMARONES A LA DIABLA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add dried chiles; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until peppers are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Blend chile mixture, orange juice, and bouillon in a blender until smooth. Strain through a sieve set over a bowl; discard solids.
• Sprinkle shrimp with salt and black pepper. Rinse and dry the skillet. Heat butter and oil in skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp; cook just until browned on both sides, about 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl.
• Add sauce to the skillet; simmer over medium heat until slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp; simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes.

CAMARONES GUAYAQUIL

Steps:

• Mix the rum, honey and ginger together and pour over the shrimp.
• Marinate for two hours.
• Thread shrimps onto skewers so they remain flat and grill over hot coals turning and brushing with the remaining marinade until just done (about three minutes).
• You can also saute the shrimps in a saute pan over medium high heat, pouring some of the marinade over the cooking shrimp.

SHRIMP COCKTAIL YUCATAN

Steps:

• Combine the ketchup, lime juice and olive oil.
• Add the salt, black pepper, pico de gallo, avocado and the shrimp.
• Stir gently to combine. Spoon into two chilled cocktail glasses or beer schooners.
• Garnish with cilantro sprig and serve with tortilla chips.

CAMARONES EN CREMA CON CILANTRO - SHRIMP IN CREAMY CORIANDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the butter, when it begin to foam, add the garlic, tomatoes, coriander, sherry, and shrimp, and cook, stirring, 4 to 5 minutes.
• To prepare the sauce, in a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.
• When it begins to foam, add the flour and cook, stirring, until well blended but not brown, 2 minutes.
• Raise the heat to medium, whisk in the stock and milk, and cook, whisking, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Add the salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Worcestershire.
• Add the sauce to the shrimp, stir to blend, and cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove to a heated serving platter and serve hot with Arroz Blanco.

CAMARONES (CON CREMA DE QUESO)

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl until well blended.
• You can spread over crackers or eat it with a salad after cooling for at least ten minutes! Buen provecho!

CAMARONES EN SALSA / SHRIMP IN SAUCE

Steps:

• Shell, de-vein and rinse shrimp, drain and set aside.
• Heat 2 Tbsp butter in skillet(I use a wok) over medium-high heat and saute onions and garlic.
• Add the Shrimp and cook until mostly pink.
• Add the lemon zest and lemon juice from one lemon and stir. Cook for about a minute.
• Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, mustard, chili powder, paprika and cumin. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes or until hot.
• You can place cooked rice on individual plates and shrimp mixture over or you can combine them together in one pan and serve.
• Top with fresh chives if desired.