Camarones Enchilados Food

CAMARONES ENCHILADOS (PUERTO RICAN-STYLE CREOLE SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, cumin, red pepper flakes and a generous pinch of salt and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the wine, tomatoes, capers and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the shrimp and cook until opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and cilantro and remove the bay leaves. Serve with the rice and more lime juice and cilantro.

CUBAN SHRIMP CREOLE RECIPE (CAMARONES ENCHILADOS)

Steps:

• In a dutch oven or large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, green peppers and garlic. Sauté for 2 minutes.
• Stir in tomato sauce, wine (or stock), vinegar, pimientos, bay leaf, parsley, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then cover. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add shrimp and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally until they are fully cooked. Serve over rice or with veggies. Enjoy!

CAMARONES ENCHILADOS - DEVILED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add bell peppers, crushed red pepper, salt, garlic, bay leaf, oregano, and soy sauce; sauté 4 minutes.
• Add tomatoes; cook 6 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporates, stirring frequently.
• Add white wine and cook another minute or so.
• Stir in shrimp and cook another 4 minutes or until shrimp are done, stirring frequently.
• Remove shrimp mixture from heat.
• Pour over rice.

ENCHILADO DE CAMARONES

Steps:

• In a large sauce pan, over medium-high heat, add the olive oil, onion, bell pepper, garlic cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper. Saute until the onion and peppers are tender, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the wine, tomatoes, and bay leaves and cook for 10 minutes more. Reduce the heat and add the shrimp. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the shrimp are fully cooked, about 6 to 8 minutes.
• Serve the shrimp mixture over the cooked brown rice and sprinkle the chopped cilantro over the top. Serve the dish with lime wedges and hot sauce.

CAMARONES A LA MEXICANA

Steps:

• Combine chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, cumin, allspice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Add shrimp and toss to combine with the spices. Set aside for at least 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Melt butter in a pot over medium heat and cook diced onion until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add 3 tomatoes and cook until beginning to break down, about 20 minutes.
• Pour in chicken stock and puree using an immersion blender. Add remaining tomatoes, sliced onion, bell pepper, jalapenos, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Simmer sauce on medium-low for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, rinse rice in a mesh strainer. Run strainer under a faucet until the water runs clear. Shake the water off and let rice dry for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Pour a thin layer of vegetable oil in another pot and heat over medium heat. Add rice and lightly fry for 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and lime zest and cook for 1 minute. Strain oil out of the rice and return to the pot.
• Add water, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and salt to the pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until rice has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes. Toss with remaining lime juice and cilantro.
• Melt butter in a separate pot and add shrimp. Saute shrimp until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Scoop some rice on a plate, ladle tomato sauce over it, and top with shrimp. Serve immediately.