Best Caldo De Camarón Recipes
CALDO DE CAMARóN
There is a multitude of ways shrimp soup is made in Mexico, and each region can have its own recipes. In the Huasteca region, for example, there is a version where corn dough is diluted in water and added to the soup to form a slightly thick soup, called Huatape. I hope you enjoy this delicious recipe.
Provided by Mely Martínez
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Place shrimp peels, onion, garlic, and bay leaf in a saucepan with the 5 cups of water. Turn on the heat to medium-high. Once it starts boiling, reduces heat to simmer for about 6-8 minutes, then set aside.
- While the broth is simmering, place the tomatoes, onion, and garlic on a hot griddle to roast. Turn from time to time to have an even roasting. This step will take about 8 minutes. Remove the garlic promptly, since it takes less time to roast; if you leave it too long it will burn and have a bitter taste.
- Once the tomatoes, onion, and garlic are ready, place into a blender along with the chipotle peppers (if using). Process until you have a fine pure. If needed, chop the tomatoes to avoid having big chunks in the salsa before placing in the blender.
- In a medium-size pot, heat the oil at medium temperature, add the carrots, and cook for a couple of minutes. Then, stir in the potatoes and cook for 6-7 minutes, stirring often to keep them from sticking to the pan.
- Pour the tomato sauce using a strainer, bring to a boil, and then lower the heat to simmer for 10 minutes. Then, using a strainer add the shrimp broth, stir in the shrimp and gently simmer for 5-7 minutes, depending on the size of the shrimp. The shrimp will be a light orange color but still look firm; do not overcook or the shrimp will have a rubbery texture. Add the epazote and cook for 2 more minutes, then season with fresh ground pepper and salt. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 bowl, Calories 258 kcal, Carbohydrate 18 g, Protein 26 g, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 285 mg, Sodium 1000 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 5 g
SHRIMP AND OCTOPUS SOUP (CALDO DE CAMARON Y PULPO)
This is a 'Caldo' or soup made with Shrimp and Octopus. This is for all the Mexican and seafood lovers. This soup can be eaten with Tortillas or Tostadas.
Provided by SCOOBYLADY
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood Shrimp Soup
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place the water in a large soup pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add octopus, and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
- While the octopus is boiling, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and pasilla pepper. Fry for about 15 minutes, adding the onion and tomato at the very end. The ingredients do not need to be fully cooked.
- When the octopus has boiled for 20 minutes, add the shrimp in their shells to the octopus, and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Add the vegetables from the skillet, and season with salt to your liking. If corn is used, put it in with the shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.3 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 183.9 mg, Fat 5.2 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 36.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 462.4 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
MEXICAN SHRIMP SOUP (CALDO DE CAMARON)
The perfect recipe for when you have fish broth to spare. Fresh shrimp are simmered in a fish broth with potatoes and carrots.
Provided by agonzalez
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood Shrimp Soup
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and carrots; saute until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Pour in fish stock and bring to a boil. Add shrimp bouillon. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 5 minutes. Season with salt. Serve hot with lime wedges and jalapenos.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18.5 g, Cholesterol 143.8 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 22.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 1201.3 mg, Sugar 2.3 g
CALDO DE CAMARON - SHRIMP CALDO
I never knew how to make this until I made it recently with my mother and I was surprised how easy it was. The brown rice and potatoes are my addition in an attempt at making this a whole meal instead of a "before dinner" soup. Try using brown rice because regular rice will get mushy in your pot if you have left overs (also adjust for cooking time if you're using regular rice). Also play a little with the water depending how soupy you like it. I use very little because my husband leaves all the broth behind so to me it's such a waste. Also, some people may be put off by the shrimp in shells but all the flavor is in the shells, don't remove them. Make your dinner guest work for their meal, ha-ha-ha-ha! Enjoy.
Provided by Gabby B
Categories Mexican
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 bowls, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large pot bring water to a rolling boil with almost all the onion, 2 cloves garlic, rice, and bouillon cube.
- Clean guajillo chiles by running some cold water thru them. Seed them if you prefer and add them to a blender with a sliver of onion and one clove garlic.
- Add hot water from the pot that is boiling to the blender containing chiles, onion, and garlic let it sit until in cools down and the chiles soften, about 10 minutes. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BLEND WHILE THE WATER IS STILL HOT. ADD SOME COLD WATER IF YOU'RE THAT IMPATIENT BUT BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN BLENDING HOT LIQUIDS.
- Pour chile blend into the boiling pot of water making sure you run it through a strainer first. The chile skins can be tough and take away from the caldo.
- Taste rice and make sure it's cooked. It should take about 45 minutes for the rice to cook.
- Add potatoes, and carrots and let them cook to desired done-ness. I like my veggies kind of firm so I add the veggies when there's about 10 minutes left in cooking.
- Add salt to taste, remember the potatoes will absorb some salt so this is the time to add salt to make it taste the way you like it.
- Last, add shrimp in the last 5 minutes of cooking. Time exactly 5 minutes, if your shrimp are too small give it only about 4 minutes.
- Remove pot from stove and let it sit for 5 minutes uncovered.
- Serve hot with hot corn tortillas and lime wedges to squeeze into the caldo.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286.2, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 190.5, Sodium 897.7, Carbohydrate 39.6, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 5.8, Protein 24.9
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