Camarones a la Diabla

Name: Camarones a la Diabla
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g large prawns, peeled; 4 guajillo chillies, 3 chiles de árbol and 1 chipotle in adobo; 2 tomatoes; 1/2 onion and 3 garlic cloves; 2 tbsp butter or oil; Lime

Camarones a la diabla/kah-mah-ROH-nes ah lah dee-AH-blah/

Also known as: Mexican Devilled Prawns, Spicy Diabla Shrimp, Camarones Diabla

About this dish

Prawns simmered in a fiery red sauce of dried chillies, tomato and garlic.

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Ingredients

🦐500g large prawns, peeled

🌶️4 guajillo chillies, 3 chiles de árbol and 1 chipotle in adobo

🍅2 tomatoes

🧅1/2 onion and 3 garlic cloves

🧈2 tbsp butter or oil

🍋Lime

Method

Serves 4

Toast and soak the dried chillies, then blend with the tomatoes, chipotle, onion, garlic and a little water.

Fry the sauce in butter or oil for 8–10 minutes until it darkens. Season.

Add the prawns and simmer for 3–4 minutes until pink.

Squeeze over lime.

Serve with rice and warm tortillas.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Devilled prawns' are a favourite at Mexican seafood restaurants (marisquerías), served with rice and tortillas.

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