{"id":3159,"date":"2020-06-08T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2025-11-20T22:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T22:37:18","slug":"spicy-shrimp-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/2020\/06\/08\/spicy-shrimp-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Shrimp Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yield: 4 Servings<\/h5>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from ATK<\/h6>\n<p>A nod to a shrimp boil, this soup delivers a taste of the South\u2014fast. You should adjust the quantity of carrots and potatoes to your liking. I have doubled the amount of Kielbasa from the original and added the step of making shrimp stock from the shells and tails to improve flavor. This is a pepper forward dish, so you can omit the \u00bd tsp until adjust the seasoning at the end.<\/p>\n<p>Note: I thought it had too much carrot, but I&#8217;m not a big fan of plain carrots.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS vegetable oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2-4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">carrots, peeled and sliced \u00bd inch thick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">onion, halved and sliced thin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">2-4<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">celery ribs, sliced \u00bd inch thick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">TBS <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Old Bay seasoning<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">5<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cups water or shrimp stock<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1-2<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">lbs red or white potatoes, unpeeled, cut into \u00be-inch pieces<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">14-16 oz Kielbasa, sliced on bias \u00bd inch thick<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bd<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">\u00bc<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">tsp table salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">lb extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per lb), peeled, deveined, shells and tails reserved<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"quantity\">1<\/span><span class=\"ingredient-name\">cup fresh or thawed frozen corn<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ingredient-name\">Special Equipment: soup sock (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make Shrimp Stock:<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you have a soup sock you can skip this step. Place 5 cups of <strong>water<\/strong> in a large saucepan over high heat. Add <strong>shrimp shells<\/strong> and <strong>tails<\/strong> from at least 1 lb of <strong>shrimp.<\/strong> Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 10 &#8211; 15 minutes. Strain into another heat proof container, pressing on shells to extract most of liquid. Discard shells.<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Vegetables:<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add <strong>carrots, onion,<\/strong> and <strong>celery<\/strong> and cook until <strong>onion<\/strong> is softened, 5 to 7 minutes.<br \/>\n<strong>Cook Soup:<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Old Bay<\/span><\/strong> and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds.<br \/>\nIf using a soup sock, put <strong>shells<\/strong> and <strong>tails<\/strong> into the sock and add to the Dutch oven. Stir in <strong>water.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf not using a soup sock, add the strained <strong>shrimp stock<\/strong> to the Dutch oven.<br \/>\nAdd <strong>potatoes, sausage, pepper<\/strong> (can be omitted until adjusting seasoning), and <strong>salt<\/strong> and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until <strong>potatoes<\/strong> are barely tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.<br \/>\nStir in <strong>shrimp<\/strong> and <strong>corn.<\/strong> Cover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally until <strong>shrimp<\/strong> is cooked through, about 4 minutes longer.<br \/>\nTaste and adjust <strong>seasoning.<\/strong><br \/>\nServe with a nice country <strong>boule<\/strong> (bread).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yield: 4 Servings Adapted from ATK A nod to a shrimp boil, this soup delivers a taste of the South\u2014fast. You should adjust the quantity of carrots and potatoes to your liking. I have doubled the amount of Kielbasa from the original and added the step of making shrimp stock from the shells and tails to improve flavor. This is a pepper forward dish, so you can omit the \u00bd tsp until adjust the seasoning at the end. 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