Shrimp Diabla Recipes

SHRIMP DIABLO

Steps:

• Combine shrimp with ½ teaspoon salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-low heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Add garlic, jalapeno, yellow onion, oregano, and thyme. Stir and cook until onions are tender and garlic is fragrant but not browned, 2 minutes.
• Add the shrimp to the pan in one layer, turn heat up to medium. Cook for 2 minutes, not moving the shrimp.
• Flip shrimp over and cook until just cooked through 1 minute. Transfer to a clean bowl.
• Add bell peppers and saute for 1 minute
• Turn heat up to medium-high, add in tequila, vegetable stock, diced tomatoes, tomato juice, and ¼ teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and allow tomato mixture to reduce until slightly thickened and most of the liquid has evaporated about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Turn heat down to low and add in the cooked shrimp. Stir and cook until shrimp is warmed through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Garnish shrimp diablo with parsley.

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.

SHRIMP FRA DIABLO

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir shallot and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add red pepper flakes; cook and stir to release flavor, about 1 minute. Stir fire-roasted tomatoes and tomato paste into the shallot mixture. Thin the sauce by stirring white wine into the mixture; cook and stir until sauce becomes thick and bubbly, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add shrimp to the tomato mixture; cook and stir until shrimp are pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Season with parsley, basil, and black pepper.

CAMARONES A LA DIABLA

Steps:

• For the shrimp marinade: Combine shrimp with garlic, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Marinate 24 hours in fridge.
• For the diabla sauce: Heat a griddle over high heat. Toast the chiles and tomatoes, 15 minutes on each side. Set aside.
• In a blender, add fresh orange juice, whole toasted chiles and tomatoes, salt, chipotles, garlic and onions. Blend until everything is blended well (no chunks). Set sauce to the side.
• For the camarones: In a pan on high heat add butter and marinated shrimp. Cook until the shrimp turns pink, then add onions and peppers. Saute for about 2 minutes. Add ketchup and about 12 ounces diabla sauce. Boil for about 2 minutes. Ready to serve.