🇲🇽 Mexican

Shrimp Caldo

Name: Shrimp Caldo
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Onion; 3 cloves, minced Garlic; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; small handful Fresh Cilantro; 3, cubed Potato; 2 Carrot; 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin; 400 g Shrimp; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 2 cobs Corn

🇲🇽 Mexican

A clear, restorative mexican soup starring shrimp — light on the palate, big on aroma. Ready in 27 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1, diced
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Vegetable Oil1 tbsp
Fresh Cilantrosmall handful
Potato3, cubed
Carrot2
Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
Shrimp400 g
Stock or Broth1 litre
Corn2 cobs

Instructions

1
Sweat the onion in the Vegetable Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the garlic and ground cumin and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the shrimp.
4
Simmer gently until the shrimp is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with fresh cilantro and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

Cook it with your pantry → Share this page: /dish/1942

Watch how it's made

Video: Caldo de Camarón Fácil Mexican Shrimp Soup · on YouTube