Spiced Shrimp And Carrot Soup Recipes

SPICY KALE AND SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook and stir mushrooms, onion, carrots, and garlic in the hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Pour chicken broth into the saucepan; add basil. Bring broth to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the basil seasons the broth, about 10 minutes.
• Stir kale, curry paste, salt, and pepper into the broth; bring to a boil again, reduce heat to low, and simmer until kale softens, about 10 minutes.
• Stir shrimp, tomatoes, kidney beans, and lemon juice into broth; cook at a simmer until shrimp is bright pink on the outside and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 10 minutes.

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

ANDREW'S NEW CARROT AND SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Cut one bunch of carrots crosswise into thin slices. Juice the second bunch to yield 1 cup juice; set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, and cook until tender and translucent but not brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in carrots, ginger, garlic, and curry powder. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes more. Stir in chicken stock and coconut milk, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until carrots are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Working in several batches, transfer soup to the jar of a blender along with carrot juice, being careful not to fill more than halfway; cover lid with a kitchen towel, as hot liquid will expand when blended. Puree until smooth. Pass through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean saucepan. Place over medium heat to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon oil in a medium skillet. Add shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook, just until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Remove from pan.
• Arrange three shrimp pieces in each of four soup bowls. Ladle soup around shrimp. Garnish with cilantro. Serve immediately.

SPICED SHRIMP AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the carrot consomme to a boil in a large pot. Add the orzo, reduce heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes. Add the shrimp, ginger and carrots and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the fennel and cook 1 minute. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls, garnish with scallions, parsley or coriander leaves and serve immediately.

SPICED CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium low heat in heavy Dutch oven. Add onion and garlic, stir, add salt, pepper, sugar, cumin and coriander, and cook slowly 1015 minutes until onions are translucent. Add carrots, rice, bay leaf and stock or water and cook 30 minutes, or until rice is puffed up and carrots can be crushed against side of pot with wooden spoon. Pass through food mill into clean pot. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Bring back to a simmer, then serve garnished with crispy shallots.
• Heat oil to 360 degrees. Separate the shallot slices into rings and place in medium bowl. Sprinkle flour over and toss lightly to coat evenly. Working with a small handful at a time, sprinkle shallots over oil and stir gently. Fry until golden brown, 13 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Repeat with remaining shallots, salting while still warm. Use as garnish for Spiced Carrot Soup.

GINGER-ORANGE ROASTED CARROT SOUP WITH SPICY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.
• Put the carrot disks on a cookie sheet, drizzle them with a little EVOO, and season them with salt and pepper. Toss the carrots around to make sure they are well coated. Spread in an even layer then roast them for 15 minutes, or until they are tender and the bottoms are browned. Stir the carrots at least twice while they roast so they cook evenly. Zest the orange and reserve.
• In a shallow dish, combine the juice of half of the orange with the hot sauce, 2 tablespoons of the EVOO, and a little salt. Add the shrimp and toss to coat; set aside for a few minutes.
• Preheat a soup pot over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons of the EVOO, twice around the pan. Add the onions, ginger, garlic, curry powder, and salt and pepper to the pot and cook until the onions are tender and lightly colored, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. If you find the onions are browning before they are getting tender, add a splash of water. Transfer the cooked onions to a blender or food processor, where they can wait for the carrots to finish roasting. Return the soup pot to the cooktop, add the chicken stock, and bring it up to a simmer.
• When the carrots are roasted, transfer them to the blender or food processor where the onions are patiently waiting. Add a little ladle of the hot chicken stock and puree until the vegetables are smooth. Start by pulse-grinding the mixture to get it going and then let 'er rip. Add more hot stock, bit by bit, until it incorporates. Careful, sometimes when blending hot things the blender or food processor top is not tight enough and you can get splashed: put a kitchen towel over the lid for extra safety. (Hot carrot puree is not a home facial technique!) Add the carrot-onion puree to the bubbling stock and stir to combine, then let the soup gently simmer while you cook the shrimp.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat with the remaining tablespoon of EVOO. Drain the shrimp and cook them on each side for 2 to 3 minutes, or until cooked through. Add the parsley and toss.
• Check the soup consistency. If you want it thicker let it simmer a little bit longer; if you want it less thick, add a couple splashes of chicken stock to thin it out. Add the orange zest, stir it to combine, then taste and check for seasoning and adjust with salt and pepper.
• Ladle some soup into shallow serving bowls and arrange 3 shrimp in the center of each bowl, standing up if you can manage it.

SPICED SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp well and shell, reserving shell and heads
• Cut 3 lemongrass stalks into 1-inch sections and crush lightly with flat side of a heavy knife. In a saucepan combine crushed lemongrass with reserved shrimp shells and heads, water, coriander roots, salt, and pepper and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes. Strain broth through a fine sieve into another saucepan.
• Thinly slice lower 6 inches of remaining lemongrass stalk, discarding remainder of stalk, and combine with broth and gingerroot. Simmer broth 5 minutes. Add shrimp and simmer 1 minute, or until shrimp are just firm to touch. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and sliced chili.
• Serve soup warm or at room temperature, garnished with coriander leaves, lime leaves, and chilies.

SHRIMP IN SPICED CARROT JUICE

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, add the carrots and cook 2 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Place the carrot juice, lime leaves, Thai peppers, lime juice and 2 tablespoons of the butter in the saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the butter blends in. Remove from heat and stir in the coriander, mint and carrots. Set aside and keep warm.
• Heat the remaining butter in a nonstick skillet, add the shrimp and brown lightly, about a minute on each side. Divide the shrimp among 4 soup plates. Reheat the carrot sauce, season with salt and cayenne pepper, pour it over the shrimp and serve.

MOROCCAN SPICED SQUASH AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° F.
• Cut squash in half from top to bottom and place it, cut side down, on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
• Bake until squash can be easily skewered, 50 to 60 minutes.
• With a spoon, remove seeds and discard.
• Scrape the pulp from the skin.
• Reserve the pulp and discard the skin.
• Warm the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat.
• Add the onions and cook until soft, 7 minutes.
• Add the paprika, cumin, turmeric, and coriander and continue to cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add the squash, carrots, sugar, chicken stock, water, ½ teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered until carrots are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Cool for 15 minutes.
• Puree the soup in a blender in several batches for 3 minutes each batch until the soup is very smooth.
• Strain soup through a fine strainer back into pot and gently reheat.
• If the soup is too thick, add additional water.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Place the yogurt in a small bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir well.
• To serve, heat the soup.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with cilantro and a drizzle of yogurt.

SPICY PARSNIP AND CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and finely chop the onion. Peel and cut parsnips and carrots into evely sized pieces.
• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the vegetables, coat with oil,and cook for a few minutes until they start to soften. Add the curry powder and cook, stirring, for a minute.
• Stir in the stock and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring to the boil then reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Cook for 15-20 minutes until vegetables are soft.
• Allow to cool a little, and then puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. If it's too thick for your liking add more stock.
• Reheat gently to serve.