Quick & Easy Shrimp Soup

ithacaartist · 11-14-2012, 10:11 AM

A pal showed me this recipe a couple decades ago. The story is that Peruvians from the mountains would take back shrimp after they'd sold/traded at the coast.

Saute some garlic, onions, oregano, and basil in oil in a stew pot.
Add potato pieces (skins optional) and enough water to cover, cook the taters.
Add shrimp and peas and some milk and bring to simmer.
Drop in eggs--one per projected serving, drizzling in the whites and being careful not to break the yolks.

How "authentic" this recipe is, I do not know. Some of the ingredients are not germain to earlier period Peru, so who knows? The egg yolks are "good luck" to find in your bowl. It is tasty and satisfying, nonetheless, thought this version would also be enjoyed.

11-14-2012, 10:11 AM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,369 Thanks: 7,432 Thanked 2,611 Times in 1,378 Posts	Peruvian shrimp soup A pal showed me this recipe a couple decades ago. The story is that Peruvians from the mountains would take back shrimp after they'd sold/traded at the coast. Saute some garlic, onions, oregano, and basil in oil in a stew pot. Add potato pieces (skins optional) and enough water to cover, cook the taters. Add shrimp and peas and some milk and bring to simmer. Drop in eggs--one per projected serving, drizzling in the whites and being careful not to break the yolks. How "authentic" this recipe is, I do not know. Some of the ingredients are not germain to earlier period Peru, so who knows? The egg yolks are "good luck" to find in your bowl. It is tasty and satisfying, nonetheless, thought this version would also be enjoyed. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894