Spicy Shrimp Broth Recipes

SPICY SHRIMP BROTH

Steps:

• Bring the reserved shrimp shells and seafood stock to a boil in a large pot. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes, stirring and skimming the surface occasionally. Strain the broth into a large bowl, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon to release as much liquid as possible. Return the broth to the pot and keep warm.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot, celery and bell pepper and cook until softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in the tomato and chiles de arbol and cook 5 more minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and dried shrimp powder and cook 3 minutes.
• Add the cooked vegetables to the broth. Cook over medium-low heat, covered, 1 hour, 30 minutes. Add the shrimp. Turn off the heat and let stand 3 minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked through. Serve with lime wedges.

KILLER SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Pour broth into a large pot, and mix in rosemary, garlic, pepper, celery seed, fennel seed, clam juice, tomato paste, and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Stir wine into the soup, and continue to simmer and occasionally stir 2 hours.
• Just before serving, stir in shrimp. Continue cooking 3 minutes, or until shrimp are opaque. Serve with bread for soaking up all the yummy broth.

MUSSELS, CLAMS AND SHRIMP IN SPICY BROTH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large pot over medium heat. Add the garlic, bay leaf, and crushed red pepper. Saute until the garlic is tender, about 1 minute. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Add the tomatoes. Bring to a simmer. Simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down and the flavors blend, about 5 minutes. Stir in the clams. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the mussels. Cover and cook until the clams and mussels open, about 5 minutes longer.
• Using a tongs, transfer the opened shellfish to serving bowls (discard any shellfish that do not open). Add the shrimp and basil to the simmering tomato broth. Simmer until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 1 1/2 minutes. Divide the shrimp and tomato broth among the bowls. Serve with the warm bread.

SPICY KILLER SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Whisk together the wine and the tomato paste in a medium saucepan until the tomato paste dissolves.
• Stir in the broth, fennel seeds, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, bay leaf and thyme sprig; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until slightly reduced and very flavorful, about 15 minutes.
• Pour the broth mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a clean saucepan; discard the solids. Add the coconut milk, lemon zest and lemon juice to the broth mixture; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the shrimp and simmer until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the butter, stirring until the butter melts. Serve the soup in shallow bowls and sprinkle with the parsley.
• Photograph Courtesy of Time Inc. Books/Alison Miksch.

SHRIMP WITH CHOCHOYOTES IN SMOKY, HERBY BROTH

Steps:

• Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot over medium. When butter starts to bubble, add shrimp and stir to coat; season with salt. Cook, tossing, until shrimp are bright pink and beginning to curl, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate.
• Combine onion, garlic, jalapeño, and corn in same pot and cook, stirring often, until onion is softened and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in paprika, then 1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 2¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt and pour in 6 cups water. Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer gently while you prepare the chochoyotes. It's okay if the broth reduces slightly.
• If using fresh masa, combine with remaining 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large bowl. Coarsely grate remaining 3 Tbsp. butter on the large holes of a box grater directly into bowl (or cut into small pieces and add). Using your hands, knead dough until salt and butter are well incorporated, about 4 minutes.
• If using masa harina, combine with 1¼ cups plus 1 Tbsp. water in a large bowl. Knead until water is absorbed with no loose bits of dry flour remaining and dough has a stiff cookie-dough-like consistency. Sprinkle remaining 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt over dough. Coarsely grate remaining 3 Tbsp. butter on the large holes of a box grater directly into bowl (or cut into small pieces and add). Using your hands, knead dough until salt and butter are well incorporated, 6-8 minutes.
• Turn dough out onto a surface and portion into about 20 pieces (about 1½ Tbsp. each); roll into balls. Cover balls with plastic wrap or a barely damp kitchen towel and, working one at a time, hold a ball in a cupped hand and press in the center with your thumb or index finger of your other hand to make an indent about two thirds deep. Dumpling should look a little like a belly button. If edges start to crack, moisten hands, reroll, and try again.
• Add dumplings to broth and simmer very gently (or they might fall apart) until all of the dumplings have floated to the surface, 5-7 minutes, then continue to cook until firm and cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. (Masa harina dumplings may require an extra minute.) Stir in shrimp, lime juice, and three quarters of parsley, cilantro, and mint.
• To serve, ladle into shallow bowls and top with remaining herbs.

SPICY SHRIMP BOIL WITH LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups water with the onion, garlic, Old Bay, peppercorns, salt and cayenne to a boil in a large pot. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes to allow the flavors to develop.
• Meanwhile in a small pot, melt the butter. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the pot. Stir in shallot, if using, and season butter to taste with hot sauce and salt. Set aside for serving.
• Squeeze juice from the other half the lemon into the large pot, then toss in squeezed lemon half. Stir in 1 tablespoon hot sauce and shrimp. Bring just to a simmer (not a boil), then lower the heat so the mixture continues to simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, until shrimp are bright pink and cooked through.
• Use tongs or a slotted spoon to transfer shrimp to a large serving bowl or platter. Taste shrimp broth and add more salt and hot sauce if necessary.
• Strain shrimp broth into serving bowls. Divide melted butter into small bowls, one per guest.
• To serve, give each guest a bowl of spicy shrimp broth and a small bowl filled with seasoned butter for dipping. Guests should peel shrimp and dunk in broth, butter or both. Serve with bread on the side and plenty of napkins, and a bowl for the shrimp shells.

SPICY SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x12 inch baking dish.
• Bring chicken broth and salt to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Stir in the grits, return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking for 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, melt the margarine in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the green onions, green pepper, and garlic; cook until the peppers have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the shrimp, and cook until they begin to firm.
• Stir the Monterey Jack cheese, 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shrimp and vegetable mixture, canned tomatoes, and black pepper into the grits; pour into prepared baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbly and beginning to brown, 30 to 45 minutes.

SPICY SHRIMP BROTH

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring the reserved shrimp shells and seafood stock to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer to blend the flavors, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring and skimming the surface occasionally. Strain the broth into large bowl, pressing on the solids with the back of a spoon to release as much liquid as possible. Return the broth to the pot and keep warm.
• Meanwhile in a medium, heavy saute pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot, celery, and bell pepper and cook until fragrant, about 7 minutes. Add the tomato and chile de arbol and cook for 5 minutes longer. Mix in the tomato paste and dried shrimp powder and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the cooked vegetables to the warm broth and stir. Cook on medium-low heat, covered, for 1 1/2 hours. Add the shrimp to the simmering broth. Turn off the heat and let the soup stand for 3 minutes until the shrimp are translucent and cooked through.
• Serve hot with lime wedges.