I have been wanting to make this Thai shrimp and coconut milk soup for a while. What I was most excited about was making my own shrimp stock. I usually buy shelled and deveined shrimp because it is convenient. This time my grocery store had a special on large shrimp deveined with the shell still on. That's was exactly what I needed to make my shrimp stock. This rich and decadent soup takes very little prep and some time boiling on the stove before it's ready to eat. I think it would make a perfect starter for any Thai inspired meal.
Ingredients:
1lb of shrimp (deveined) with shell
1 (15oz) can coconut milk
8 cups of water
2 Tbs of ginger/garlic paste or 1Tbs of ginger and 1 Tbs of garlic grated
1/2 cup fish sauce
1-2 stalks of lemon grass bruised
1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
1 Tbs of brown sugar
Large handful of Thai basil leaves and stems
1 Tbs of Sambal Oelek
1 red chili minced (or red chili flakes to taste)
Directions:
To make the shrimp stock put shrimp shells, thai basil stems, brown sugar, lime juice, lemongrass, fish sauce, ginger/garlic paste and water to a pot and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for 20-30 minutes on the high heat.

In another larger soup pot add 1/2 Tbs of canola oil and gently fry your red chili and sambal oelek. Put a wire mesh strainer over the pot and strain your shrimp stock into the soup pot.

Then add your cleaned shrimp to the boiling soup and cook for a few minutes until the shrimp is cooked through. Finally add your coconut milk and allow to simmer for a few minutes while stirring. Taste for seasoning. Add your cleaned thai basil leaves at the end.
Serve with additional basil leaves, lime, sambal oelek and fish sauce for garnish at the table. Enjoy.
Serves 6-8 people as a part of a meal. Enjoy.
What an interesting soup...I love shrimp!
ReplyDeleteOh my this looks so delicious!! Salbal oelek is one of my favorite ingredients.
ReplyDeleteThe seafood lovers in my family would love this. Also, what is Sambal Oelek?
ReplyDeleteHi Ramona. Thanks for posting a comment on my set. I love Thai, especially coconut soup. Your recip reminds me of the red curry based soup I always get when I go out.
ReplyDeleteSimple and delicious! I love thai soups, but I always thought they where much harder to make. Have to try it!
ReplyDeleteMy husband would LOVE this soup! Looks wonderful!
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I'm impressed and jealous of your stock!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so good! I love shrimp :) Great recipe, you're very creative!
ReplyDeleteOh, what a fabulous soup!!! It truly sounds amazing!!! I have loved every Thai inspired soup I've tried....mmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteHi Ramona, this looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely incredible! I can't indulge because of allergies, but this is totally my kind of dish!
ReplyDeleteThis soup looks wonderful! I love using coconut milk in soups!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds really tasty! I will have to try it sometime.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great balance of sweet and spicy. My hubby (and I, of course) would love this. I've been thinking about doing some sort of shrimp soup, this might be it!
ReplyDeleteThis looks so awesome. I just added it to my list of "things to make."
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