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Camarones a la Diabla features a spicy red sauce that’ll make you want to clean you plate clean! This authentic Mexican recipe is a tasty main dish. Serve with Mexican Rice and flour tortillas.
What is Diabla sauce?
Diabla sauce is made with rehydrated guajillo and chile de arbol peppers. Then blend the chiles with garlic, onion, chipotle peppers and other ingredients to create the spicy sauce. It is so incredibly delicious and ready in minutes.
How to Rehydrate Dried Chiles
- Place the dried chiles in a stock pot.
- Cover with water
- Bring to a boil.
- Let sit for 5 minutes, or until pliable.
Here, we are using a combination of guajillo chiles and chile de arbol chiles to make the bright red chile pepper sauce.
Dried chiles can be dusty and are a great place for bugs to hide. Discard the water that was used in the rehydration process.
Best to use fresh water in the next step.
How to Make the Diabla Sauce
- Add all the sauce ingredients to the blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain the sauce and set aside until ready to use.
This sauce packs a punch, but it’s devilishly delicious.
HOW TO ADJUST THE HEAT
If the sauce is too spicy, add another tomato. Many people will use 2 tbsp ketchup to tame the heat. Ketchup will also thicken the diablo sauce.
You’ll hear this recipe also referred to as:
- Diablo Shrimp
- Mexican Deviled Shrimp
- Camaron a la Diabla
- Camarones ala Diabla
- Camaron ala Diabla
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
How to Properly Thaw Shrimp:
Overnight in the fridge is the best way to thaw shrimp. Fresh shrimp can last up to 2 days in the fridge.
PRO TIP:
Buy shrimp that is already deveined. It’ll make cooking this dish easier.
- Add the spicy red sauce to the skillet.
Make the sauce ahead of time. It will last in the freezer in an airtight, sealable bag for up to 6 months.
Or, place in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- For tender shrimp, cook them just until they turn pink.
- Then turn off the heat.
Be very careful not to overcook the shrimp, or they will become rubbery.
To make this la diabla recipe, I used LARGE shrimp. Jumbo size shrimp will require more time to cook. About a minute or 2 extra.
Storing and Reheating:
Place any leftovers in a airtight container. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Reheat on the stove in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until hot.
More Mexican Shrimp Recipes:
Camarones a la Diabla, or Mexican Deviled Shrimp, is devilishly good! Big, succulent shrimp in a spicy and flavorful sauce to juicy perfection.
Serve this shrimp dish with Arroz Blanco, corn tortillas, and enjoy.
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Camarones a la Diabla, or Mexican Deviled Shrimp
Ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp
- 4 guajillo chiles
- 3 chile de arbol
- 2 cups water
- 3 tomatoes halved
- 1/2 chipotle pepper
- ½ onion diced (divided)
- 1 garlic clove finely diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1/2 tspn Pepper
Instructions
- Seed and devein the guajillo chiles and chile de arbol.
- In a stock pot, add the chiles.
- Add enough water to cover the chiles, about 2 cups.
- Bring to a boil. Turn heat off and let the chiles sit in the hot water for 5 minutes or until the chiles are soft.
- Discard water.
- To the blender, add reconstituted chiles, tomatoes, chipotle pepper, ¼ onion, garlic, and salt.
- Blend until smooth, strain the sauce, and set aside.
- Peel the shrimp.
- Add salt and pepper to the shrimp.
- In a large pan, heat olive oil.
- Add the remaining onion. Stirring constantly for 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp. Stir constantly and cook for 2 minutes.
- Do not overcook the shrimp, or they will be rubbery.
- Make sure the heat is on low and add the tomato chile sauce.
- Stir and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Taste for salt.
- Serve with white rice and lime wedge.
- Enjoy.
That sauce looks amazing and love the color. I could eat shrimp all the time, so glad to have a new recipe to try.
Hop you try this recipe! So yummy
Maggie, going to make the Mexican Shrimp Cocktail for Super Bowl Sunday. Going to have my fiancee’s family over for the game. Do you have a recipe for shrimp cerviche? The last recipe I tried didn’t much like it. I’ve tried it at our favorite Mexican restaurant in town and loved it. Thanks
Yes, it’s one of my most popular recipes. Here is my Shrimp Ceviche recipe https://inmamamaggieskitchen.com/shrimp-ceviche-ceviche-de-camaron/
This sauce is incredibly flavorful! What a delicious recipe for dinner!
I think so too delicious. Glad you liked it!
Delicious! I’m so glad I tried it. I may have left out a couple of the chile de arbol. I’m a wimp, I admit it. Still so good, though!
So glad you enjoyed this! This recipe is amazing
These flavors are so amazing! I love the heat with shrimp, so delicious!
So glad you enjoyed this!
So yummy! Gow delicious this recipe is! I love the flavor, the color and spiciness of it.
So glad you liked it! I love this recipe
The recipe calls for “1/2 chipotle pepper.” Does this mean 1/2 a 7 oz can of chipotle peppers in adodo sauce or 1/2 of a single chipotle pepper?
Thanks for noticing! A single chipotle pepper in adobo. If it had been a can, I would have noted it. Sorry for the confusion. I’ll add that the recipe card.
Made this recipe and it was so good! The sauce was a little runny but I just added corn starch to thicken it up and it tasted delicious!
That’s a great way to thicken it up. Or, try adding tomato paste to the camarones a la diabla sauce.
Wow, this shrimp sounds delicious! I love cooking and eating shrimp, so very excited to give this recipe a try!
Camarones a la diabla is definitely a must-try for any seafood lover, and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.
This was a great shrimp recipe! I made it on Friday for a meatless meal, and everyone loved it! Will definitely make this shrimp again!
It’s always great to have delicious meatless options and this Camarones a la Diabla dish is a great choice. I hope you make it again soon!
Wow! This dish looks amazingly delicious and very enticing! With the spicy sauce for the shrimp, it is so perfect! It’s like my saying “Whenever I SEA food, I get hungry”.
Thank you for your comment on my Camarones a la diabla recipe. And I couldn’t agree more with your saying – whenever I see this dish, my mouth starts watering!
Wow! This dish is so amazing!
It is so easy and so delicious, perfect for tonight’s dinner.
Glad to know you enjoyed the recipe!
I have had this dish at one of our favorite Mexican restaurants, so I decided to make your recipe. Tasted like I ordered it at a restaurant.
It’s great to hear that the Camarones a la Diabla recipe turned out well for you and tasted like the one from your favorite Mexican restaurant! Hope you make it again soon.
I love shrimp, so this recipe sounds like a great one to try! Thanks for the recipe share!
Shrimp lovers, like you, will surely enjoy this spicy and flavorful dish. Hope you enjoy!