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Spicy Shrimp Soup
Spicy Shrimp Soup is inspired by a soup from a local Ecuadorian restaurant. Spicy, garlicky, and comforting, you will lick your bowl clean!
Servings 4
Calories 289kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 large shallot finely chopped
- 5 cloves garlic pressed or minced
- 1 Tablespoon gluten free flour
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups seafood stock I like Imagine brand
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 jalapeños divided, 1 jalapeño sliced from the ribs/seeds, 1 sliced into rings
- 3 small bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 3/4 lb jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 limes 1 cut in half, 1 cut into wedges
- For serving: cooked white rice, chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic then turn heat down a touch and saute until light brown and tender, 5 minutes - make sure butter is just barely sizzling as to not brown the garlic. Sprinkle in flour then stir to combine and saute while stirring for 1 more minute.
- Add tomato sauce then stir to combine, ensuring there’s no lumps in the flour/butter mixture. Add seafood stock, chicken stock, the jalapeño that’s been sliced from the ribs and seeds, bay leaves, and spices. Turn heat up to bring soup to a simmer then turn back down to medium, place a lid partially on top and gently simmer for 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and jalapeños then add lime juice to taste, and salt if needed. I usually use about 1/3 of a fresh lime.
- Turn heat back up to high to bring the soup to a simmer then add shrimp and simmer until cooked through - 1-2 minutes. Scoop soup into bowls then top with cooked rice. Add sliced raw jalapeños and chopped cilantro then serve with lime wedges.
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Notes
- For a spicier soup, leave the ribs and seeds on the jalapeno that simmers in the soup, or use two jalapenos.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 1800mg | Potassium: 667mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 883IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 2mg