Shrimp Soup
Creamy shrimp soup with an intense marine flavor, enriched with a gentle sauté of onion and tomato and a touch of butter that adds smoothness.
Ingredients
Servings
4
Measurement units

Ingredients

  • 500 grsprawns
  • 4 culleradesonion and tomato soffritto
  • 50 grsbutter
  • 1 gotwhite wine
  • 1 gotmilk
  • 1 copetacognac
  • 1.25 litresbottled water
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 leek
  • salt
  • flour
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • white pepper
  • nutmeg
  • parsley
Nutritional Information

Per serving

Calculated for 4 servings

Calories
289 kcal
Protein
26.3 g
Fat
12.4 g
Carbohydrates
7.9 g

Calculated from reviewed ingredient weights and pinned USDA FoodData Central records.

Step-by-step Guide

Method

  1. Peel and finely chop carrot and leek.
  2. Half the butter with oil; fry carrot, leek and prawn heads.
  3. Cognac and flambé. Set aside the soffritto and heads; leave the oil.
  4. One spoon of flour, brown. Add 1¼ litres water, the wine, soffritto, salt, pepper, nutmeg and the heads. 30 minutes.
  5. Strain. Fry the tails in the remaining butter.
  6. Cream in bowls, tails on top, chopped parsley. Serve hot.
Original recipe
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