Shrimp Soup Sopa De Camarones Recipes

SOPA DE CAMARONES (SHRIMP SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes. Add lemon juice, garlic and sugar; cook 1 minute longer. , Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker. Add undrained tomatoes, shrimp and tomato paste. Cook, covered, on low until heated through, 2-3 hours. Serve with rice and, if desired, lime wedges and chopped cilantro.

MEXICAN SHRIMP SOUP (CALDO DE CAMARON)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and carrots; saute until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Pour in fish stock and bring to a boil. Add shrimp bouillon. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes. Season with salt. Serve hot with lime wedges and jalapenos.

MEXICAN SHRIMP SOUP (SOPA DE CAMARON)

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Add guajillo chile peppers and boil until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender. Add 1/2 cup fresh water and process sauce until liquefied. Strain sauce into a bowl.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add carrots, potato, onion, and garlic; cook and stir until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Pour in the sauce and cook until combined, about 3 minutes more. Add remaining water and bring to a boil. Add bouillon and epazote. Simmer until vegetables are soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in shrimp and cook until opaque, about 3 minutes more.

SOPA DE CAMARON (SHRIMP SOUP)

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp, reserving the shells.
• In a large frying pain heat 4 Tbsp of olive oil and saute the minced onion, carrots, peppers, garlic, and celery until soft. Add the finely diced tomatoes and continue to cook slowly until the tomatoes have rendered theirs juices and are soft. Be careful of burning and add water if mixture gets too dry.
• In a separate pan heat 3 Tbsp of olive oil and saute the shrimp shells until pink. Add the Knorr cubes of Sopa de Camaron and 2 qts of water. Cook vigorously adding water as needed. Taste for salt as the Knorr product has a considerable amount of it. If you need more flavor add additional cubes of Knorr. Strain to remove the shells. Allow both mixtures to cool somewhat and adding equal portions of mixture to a blender blend until smooth. In a large pot heat 1 Tbsp of olive oil and saute the tomato paste briefly then add the blended soup and cook on high heat for 10 minutes. Add the peeled and deveined shrimp and the Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, turn off the burner and put a lid on the pot. Leave for 10 minutes. Rewarm to serve, but do not bring to a boil as it will toughen the shrimp.