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Quick and Easy Mexican Seafood Soup

This Mexican Seafood soup is fantastic! Authentic Mexican flavors, tender shrimp (prawn) pieces, carrots and beans, everything combined in a spicy broth, ready to be served in just 30 minutes.

Mexican Seafood Soup - tender shrimp pieces, carrots and beans in a spicy smoky adobo broth. This authentic Mexican soup is on the table in 30 minutes.

How to make Mexican Seafood Soup?

If you love Mexican food, you probably already have most of the ingredients in your pantry, so will be really easy to make this soup.

Today, I am sharing with you this very authentic Mexican Seafood Soup recipe, called Caldo de Camaron.

My obsession for Mexican soups has reached another level.

After making Mexican chicken soup with rice (Caldo Tlalpeño) and Mexican tortilla soup (vegetarian) (Soups Azteca) was only natural to try a seafood Mexican soup recipe too!

Authentic Mexican Seafood Soup with shrimp, carrots and beans in a spicy smoky adobo broth, served with avocado pieces and jalapeño peppers on side

Mexican has become one of my favorite cuisines along wth the Brazilian one during the last couple of years. Most of the times when we travel though the country, we will look for a good Mexican restaurant to stop and have lunch/ dinner.

Funny thing, the best Mexican I’ve tried so far in all these years was in a small town Wilson, along I95 in North Carolina, La Rancherita Grill & Tequila Bar.

A.m.a.z.i.n.g!

Best Sangria.

Best cheese dip.

Best Tacos I have ever had! and the list goes on… Top notch authentic Mexican food at a very reasonable price 🙂

La Rancherita Mexican restaurant

We cannot wait to make a special stop and have lunch/ dinner there when we will be traveling to Charleston later this year.

That good it is!

Till then this Mexican Seafood Soup recipe is just what I need!

Mexican Seafood Soup - tender shrimp pieces, carrots and beans in a spicy smoky adobo broth. This authentic Mexican soup is on the table in 30 minutes.

Yield: 3 servings

Mexican Seafood Soup (Caldo de Camarón)

Mexican Seafood Soup - tender shrimp pieces, carrots and beans in a spicy smoky adobo broth. This authentic Mexican soup is on the table in 30 minutes. #mexican

Mexican Seafood soup recipe - authentic Mexican flavors, tender shrimp (prawn) pieces, carrots and beans, everything combined in a spicy broth, ready to be served in just 30 minutes.

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb/ 500g raw shrimp/ green prawns
  • 1 liter seafood stock
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 1 cup gazpacho beans/ chickpeas drained, rinsed
  • 3 teaspoons adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 jalapeno, sliced
  • lime wedges to serve

Instructions

  1. Start by peeling and deveining raw shrimp (green prawn) and save the shells for broth.
  2. In a large saucepan, add seafood stock and shrimp (prawn) shells, cover and bring to boil over medium heat. Simmer for 5 minutes then strain stock though sieve into a bowl and throw away the shells.
  3. Wipe dry your saucepan, add vegetable oil and sauté onion, 1/2 teaspoon chopped jalapeño and diced carrots for 5 minutes. Add stock back to the saucepan and add 1 cup water. Cover and bring to boil, reducing heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add adobo sauce and mix. Add drained chickpeas and shrimp (prawns), cover and simmer for another 3-4 minutes.
  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Serve with fresh avocado cubes on top, sprinkle some fresh coriander leaves and add some lime wedges on side.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

3

Serving Size:

1 grams

Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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This Mexican Seafood soup is fantastic! Authentic Mexican flavors, tender shrimp (prawn) pieces, carrots and beans, everything combined in a spicy broth, ready to be served in just 30 minutes.

Denetria Neely

Thursday 25th of October 2018

I too love Mexican soup’s, and will plan on making this. I will also plan to try the restaurant in Wilson North Carolina. If you have any suggestions in South Carolina or Georgia, where I reside, please feel free to email me. Thank you

Lokness

Friday 15th of April 2016

Soup is always comforting! I'm surprised that there is adobo sauce in the soup. For the longest time, I thought adobo is from the Philippines! Apparently, it's origin is from Spain and Portugal. How interesting! Anyhow, I am loving all the flavors in this soup. Looks light but filling. :)

Shadi

Friday 15th of April 2016

In Iran we have seafood stews that we serve with rice but we don't have soup, so this is very new to me and I just love everything in it! It looks pretty easy and I'm sure we will enjoy having it! I will try it soon!

Whitney

Friday 15th of April 2016

I LOVE Mexican food and some good fresh shrimp! I never think about making Mexican soups though, I need to try soon! This one looks SO good!!

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