Shrimp Coconut And Plantain Soup Food

COCONUT SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large (3-quart) saucepan over medium-low heat. Add ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add carrots, coconut milk, and 3 cups water. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water until smooth; add to pot. Bring to a boil.
• Break pasta in half; add to pot. Return to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until pasta is al dente and carrots are just tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add shrimp; stir until opaque, about 1 minute. Remove pot from heat, and stir in lime juice; season with salt. Ladle into serving bowls, and garnish with scallions.

SHRIMP, COCONUT AND PLANTAIN SOUP

Steps:

• Make the refrito: In a medium pot over medium-high heat, warm the oil. When it is hot, add the onion, scallions and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in the garlic and bell pepper, and then add the chili, tomatoes, carrots, plantain and ground cumin. Cook for about 8 minutes more or until the vegetables are soft. 2. Meanwhile, clean and de-vein the shrimp and place the shells in a small pot with the water. 3. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered, about 15 minutes. Strain the liquid and discard the shells. 4. Add the shrimp liquid to the vegetables, stir well and cook for 12 minutes more. 5 Add the coconut milk and cook for about 10 minutes more. Add the shrimp and cook just until the shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle fresh cilantro and ladle the soup into bowls. Serve immediately.

THAI SHRIMP COCONUT SOUP

Steps:

• Add water and coconut milk to pot and whisk.
• Add salt.
• Bring to the boil.
• Add galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and red curry paste.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• Strain of the big pieces.
• Add mushrooms and jalapeno peppers.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add shrimp and cook till shrimp is done.
• Add green onions and lime juice.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves or thai basil.

TOM KHA (COCONUT SOUP) WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cook as much Jasmine rice as needed.
• Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat until just shimmering.
• Add lemon grass, shallots, cilantro and 1 tbsp fish sauce; cook, stirring frequently, until just softened, 2 to 5 minutes (vegetables should not be brown).
• Stir in chicken broth and 1 can of coconut milk; bring to simmer over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors have blended, 10 minutes.
• Pour broth through fine mesh strainer and discard solids in strainer.
• Rinse saucepan and return broth mixture to pan. Return pan to medium-high heat.
• Stir remaining can coconut milk, curry paste*, and sugar into broth mixture and bring to simmer.
• Reduce heat to medium, add mushrooms, and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add shrimp.
• Serve with desired amount of Jasmine rice.
• *This works very well and can be kept in the pantry until opened (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CJCBJES1L._SS500_.jpg).

COCONUT SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 3 qrt saucepan over medium-low heat. when the oil is hot, add ginger, garlic, and pepper flakes. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continually. Add carrots, coconut milk and 3 cups water.
• Mix cornstarch and 2 tbsp water in a small bowl until smooth, and add to the pot. Bring the liquid to a boil.
• Break pasta in half and add to the pot. Return the liquid to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer until pasta is al dente and carrots are tender (about 4 - 5 minutes).
• Add shrimp to the pot, and stir until the shrimp is opaque (about a minute). Remove pot from the heat, and stir in lime juice and salt.
• Garnish individual servings with scallions.

HONDURAN COCONUT SEAFOOD SOUP (SOPA CATRATCHA DE MARISCOS CON UN

Steps:

• Clean crabs front and back (take off hair and cut the tips of the legs). (Don't forget!) to whack the crabs really hard with a rock or hammer before you put them in the pot (so that they can soak up the flavor more).
• Put crabs in large stock pot with the margarine.
• Add green peppers, tomatoes, and onions, one cube of chicken bullion, cilantro, parsley, and some spices all over low heat.
• Mix and move the crabs.
• Next, put some hot water (about one-third to one-half the size of your pot) and some salt. Keep mixing.
• Add the shrimp bullion, another cube of chicken bullion, and the Worcestershire Sauce. Put the achiote powder in for color.
• Peel and cut the chayotes into slices and then 6 times into chunks. Don't forget to take the seed out of the middle. Add the chayotes to soup.
• Peel and cut into round pieces the three yuccas (you have to cut the hairy and red part, and then peel it until you completely remove the casing.) Add to the soup.
• Wash the plantain skins, then cut the plantains into 5 chunks each. (You can add the plantains with the skin on or removed.) Add to the soup.
• Let boil until vegetables cooked. When pataste ready add fish and shrimp.
• Add coconut milk, sugar and conch (If you have it!).
• Finally, allow the soup to simmer for at least 20 minutes. My friend always told me that after adding the coconut milk to not to look at the soup until you serve it. You can serve it with lime, avocado, rice. Enjoy with tortillas.