Quick Cream Of Shrimp Soup Recipes

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the carrots, onion, celery, potato and shrimp shells.
• Saute until the onion is translucent and the shells turn pink, around 3 minutes.
• Add the stock, cream, thyme, bay and all but 25 shrimp.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• In small batches puree the soup in a food mill or food processor.
• Force puree through a strainer.
• Return the soup to the pan and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Add the remaining shrimp to the pot and cook to heat through, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle into 6 bowls with 5 shrimp in each.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add reserved shrimp shells (cover and chill shrimp) and sauté 5 minutes. Add stock, wine and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 25 minutes. Strain shrimp stock into bowl.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in same saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste and cayenne. Add tomatoes with their juices and shrimp stock. Simmer soup 5 minutes.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp; sauté 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add brandy and ignite with match. When flames subside, return shrimp to heat; sauté until shrimp are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer 6 shrimp to small bowl. Mix remaining shrimp into soup. Add cream to skillet; bring to boil. Stir cream into soup.
• Puree soup in processor in batches. Strain through coarse sieve set over large saucepan, pushing most of solids through sieve with rubber spatula. Bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into 6 bowls. Top with reserved shrimp.

SHRIMP NEWBURG

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine soup, water and seafood seasonings. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; stir in shrimp. Heat through. Serve over rice.

KILLER SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Pour broth into a large pot, and mix in rosemary, garlic, pepper, celery seed, fennel seed, clam juice, tomato paste, and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Stir wine into the soup, and continue to simmer and occasionally stir 2 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in shrimp. Continue cooking 3 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque. Serve with bread for soaking up all the yummy broth.

THICK & CREAMY SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Place shrimp shells and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low for twenty minutes. Drain twice assuring no shell bits are present in stock.
• While stock is cooking, melt butter in a large pot over medium/high heat. Add onion and garlic, sauce until fragrant - about three minutes.
• Adding one tablespoon flour at a time, whisk into butter mixture, cooking until a golden hue is present. Note: I add in three tablespoons initially, reserving the fourth to mix with a little water and thicken the soup towards the end if needed.
• Slowly whisk in light cream and bring mixture to a boil.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of stock at a time, until desired thickness is reached. Reduce to low. Note: I tend to leave my soup thicker until after I have turned to low and then add more stock if needed.
• Incorporate Old Bay, lemon juice, bay leaf, and pepper; cook for a minute.
• Add in shrimp, cook until not pink any longer - usually around 10-15 minutes, covering for the last few.
• Serve with bread for dipping and garnish with more Old Bay and parsley (optional).

EASIEST MINUTE SHRIMP SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, melt butter and stir in the flour. Pour in soup, milk and cheese. Stir until well blended.
• Heat over medium heat until thickened.

SHRIMP SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in the flour, mustard and cayenne until blended; gradually add cream and broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in the parsley, thyme, hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add shrimp and sherry or additional broth; heat through. Season with salt and pepper.