Just Add Water Shrimp Paella Soup Recipes

QUICK AND EASY PAELLA

Steps:

• Cook and stir reserved shrimp shells and 2 teaspoons olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat until shells are pink and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir saffron into shells; add chicken broth, bring to a simmer, and cook until broth is a rusty brown and fragrant, about 20 minutes.
• Strain saffron broth through a fine-mesh sieve; measure out 2 cups of broth, pour into a small saucepan, and place over low heat to keep broth hot.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, oven-proof skillet over medium heat. Cook chorizo slices in hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Add onion to sausage; cook and stir until soft and slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir garlic into chorizo mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice to skillet and stir to coat rice completely in oil; stir in peas.
• Pat rice mixture evenly into the bottom of the skillet. Arrange shrimp in a single layer over the top of the rice. Lay pepper strips around and in between shrimp; season with salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
• Increase heat to high. When rice begins to sizzle in the skillet, pour reserved 2 cups hot saffron broth over the shrimp; gently shake the skillet to distribute liquid.
• Bake rice mixture in the preheated oven until rice is almost tender and still a bit wet, about 20 minutes.
• Place skillet over medium-high and cook until rice is tender, liquid is absorbed, and rice caramelizes and crusts slightly on the bottom of the skillet, 3 to 5 minutes.

PAELLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• When hot, add onion, carrot, and celery; saute until softened, 3-4 minutes.
• Add in rice, saffron, wine, and stock; bring to a simmer.
• Season with 1 teaspoon salt; bring mixture to a simmer, then decrease heat.
• Cover and cook at a simmer until vegetables and rice are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a food processor, blender, or food mill and return soup to the pot (or use an immersion blender to puree the soup in the pot).
• Stir in the cream.
• Set soup over low heat and when mixture comes to a simmer, add shrimp, chorizo, peas, and chicken.
• Cook until shrimp have turned pink and curled, about 3 minutes.
• Do not overcook the shrimp; taste soup and season with salt as needed.
• To serve: ladle soup into 4 bowls and garnish with a sprinkle of chives.