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Peruvian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Chupe de camarones

60 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore

A rich Andean-style shrimp soup, kept practical for home stovetops.

Ingredients

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  • 500 g shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 4 potatoes, diced
  • 2 cups corn kernels or corn on the cob pieces
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp aji panca or aji amarillo paste
  • 8 cups water or seafood stock
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup fava beans or peas
  • 1/2 cup rice
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

Let’s make it

  1. Cook onion and garlic in oil, then stir in chili paste.
  2. Add stock, potatoes, corn, and rice. Simmer until tender, about 20 minutes.
  3. Stir in shrimp, peas or fava beans, milk, and cilantro. Cook until shrimp are done and reach 63 C/145 F, about 5 minutes.
  4. Poach or stir in the eggs until fully cooked.
  5. Season and serve hot.

Leave out the chili paste for a milder seafood soup.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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