Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, caldo de camarones. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Caldo De Camarones is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Caldo De Camarones is something that I have loved my entire life.
Caldo de Camaron is a tomato based Mexican shrimp soup flavored with ancho and pasilla chiles and vegetables in a lightly spicy broth. Caldo de Camaron (Mexican Shrimp Soup) By Sue Lau My recipe of the day is for caldo de camaron, or Mexican shrimp soup, with the Fish Friday Foodies blogging group.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook caldo de camarones using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Caldo De Camarones:
- Make ready 2 lb large shrimp
- Prepare 1 can low sodium chicken stock
- Get 3 potatoes
- Prepare 4 Chiote- Mexican zucchini
- Prepare 1/2 onion
- Prepare 2 green onions
- Take 1/2 bunch cilantro
- Get 1 bayleaf
- Prepare 1 tbsp chicken bouillon
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 pinch achote paste
- Make ready 1 pinch cumin
- Take 1 pinch new mexico chili powder
- Prepare 2 roma tomatoes
- Make ready 1 minced garlic clove
- Prepare 1 tbsp olive oil
Serve with avocado slices, toasted tortilla strips and lime wedges. ♦ This Caldo de Camarón (Mexican Shrimp Soup) is a refreshing spicy soup that's kind of perfect anytime of the year! Caldo De Camaron (Mexican Shrimp Soup) So then I decided to throw the whole shebang together until I end up with something tasty because I fancy a spicy prawn soup for lunch! Be generous with the lime juice and cilantro because that will give the necessary explosive flavors to this caldo de camaron. On the menu it was called "Sopa de Camarones" translated to shrimp soup and it was a huge cauldron of spicy shrimp broth with all sorts of aromatics and shrimp in it.
Instructions to make Caldo De Camarones:
- start by cleaning and devaining shrimp. save your shells you will need to bring those to a simmer for about 15-20 minutes with 2 cups of water. This will be your stock base for soup.
- peel and dice potatoes to bite size pieces I preboil these so that my soup is not all starchy. boil 10-12 minutes till tender drain n rinse set aside.
- dice your other veggies, chiote, onions, tomatoes and set aside.
- in your stock pot add olive oil white onions and tomatoes, and garlic give a quick cook till your onions are sweated down. ( about 3-4 min)
- now add your seasonings and give a quick minute to cook.
- add your chicken stock & strain your shrimp stock to pot. Add your bayleaf and your chopped chiote, let come to a simmer taste for salt & seasonings add more to your liking.
- once your veggies are tender add your potatoes back and your shrimp. When shrimp just turn pink about 6-7 minutes turn off.
- take out bayleaf, top with scallions, and cilantro.
- serve with lime wedges and chips or tortillas..
Ladle the hot soup into individual serving bowls and garnish each serving with chopped avocado, chopped red onion, fresh chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of fresh juice from a lime wedge. Store any leftover soup in the refrigerator or freezer. This delicious recipe uses all of the shrimp. Be sure to buy un-peeled shrimp. You start by making a sofrito and end with a broth that is incredible in its depth of flavor.
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