Description
Puerto Rican one-pot shrimp soup, also known as Asopao de Camarones, is a comforting rice based soup with a rich shrimp broth, aromatic sofrito, tender rice, and perfectly cooked shrimp. This dish sits between a soup and a stew and delivers deep flavor using simple ingredients and one pot cooking, making it ideal for satisfying family meals.
Ingredients
Olive oil
Small onion finely diced
Bell pepper any color diced
Fresh garlic cloves chopped
Shrimp shells and tails from peeled shrimp
Prepared sofrito
Fresh cilantro
Salt to taste
Water
Olive oil for cooking
Small onion diced
Red bell pepper diced
Fresh garlic cloves chopped
Prepared sofrito
Tomato paste
Green olives sliced
Capers rinsed
Goya Sazon Culantro y Achiote packets
Tomato sauce
Dried oregano
Ground cumin
Crushed chili flakes
Adobo seasoning
Uncooked medium grain rice
Fresh cilantro chopped
Raw shrimp peeled and deveined
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a large pot and sauté the onion and bell pepper until softened and fragrant
Add garlic and cook briefly until aromatic
Stir in sofrito shrimp shells salt and cilantro and sauté to release flavor
Add water and simmer gently to extract a rich shrimp broth
Allow broth to cool slightly then strain and reserve the clear liquid
In the same pot heat olive oil and sauté onion and red bell pepper until tender
Add garlic and sofrito and cook until deeply aromatic
Stir in tomato paste olives capers and sazon and cook until well combined
Add tomato sauce oregano cumin adobo chili flakes and cilantro and mix thoroughly
Pour in the reserved shrimp broth and bring to a gentle boil
Stir in the rice and simmer until nearly tender stirring occasionally
Add shrimp and cook until just opaque and tender
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed then garnish with fresh cilantro and serve
Notes
This soup thickens as it rests so keep the consistency slightly looser than desired
Medium grain rice provides the best texture and natural thickness
Shrimp should be added at the end to avoid overcooking
Season gradually since olives capers and adobo add natural saltiness
If reheating add a splash of water or broth to loosen the texture
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: One pot cooking
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican