Description
Puerto Rican Shrimp Stew Soup is a comforting, savory dish made with tender shrimp, aromatic vegetables, rice, and a rich homemade seafood stock. This soup delivers deep flavor with a silky broth, balanced seasoning, and fresh finishing touches. It is hearty enough to serve as a main meal while remaining light and vibrant.
Ingredients
Purified water
Bonito flakes
Shrimp shells, tails, and heads
Wild Argentinian shrimp, cleaned and deveined
Sweet onion, finely diced
Vine ripened tomato, diced
Bell pepper in red, orange, or green, diced
Avocado oil
Fresh garlic cloves, minced
Bay leaves
Prepared sofrito
Sazon seasoning
Jasmine rice
Salt
Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Fresh lime wedges
Instructions
1.
2. Prepare the shrimp stock by roasting shrimp shells in a stock pot until fragrant, then add water and bonito flakes and allow it to gently simmer
3. Strain the stock and keep it warm while preparing the stew base
4. Dice the onion, tomato, and bell pepper and mince the garlic finely
5. Heat avocado oil in a Dutch oven over low heat and slowly sauté the vegetables until soft and aromatic
6. Add the shrimp to the pot and cook briefly until just opaque, then remove and set aside
7. Stir sofrito, sazon, bay leaves, salt, and garlic into the vegetables and cook until fragrant
8. Add the rice and stir until each grain is coated with the seasoned mixture
9. Pour in the warm shrimp stock and simmer gently until the rice is tender
10. Return the shrimp to the pot and allow the soup to simmer briefly until fully cooked
11. Remove bay leaves and adjust seasoning before serving
12.
Notes
For the best flavor, always use shell on shrimp when making the stock, even if you prefer peeled shrimp in the soup. Keep the heat low during sautéing to avoid browning the vegetables too quickly. The soup should remain brothy, so add additional warm water if it thickens too much. Shrimp should always be added at the end to maintain a tender texture. Taste before serving and adjust salt carefully.
- Prep Time: twenty minutes
- Cook Time: forty minutes
- Category: soup
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican