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mexican shrimp meatball soup

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

Delicious soup mildly spicy. I sometimes add a little cooked angel hair pasta for more of a noodle soup. Add the pasta before serving so it don't soak up the liquid.

yield 4 - 6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For mexican shrimp meatball soup

  • SHRIMP MEATBALL
  • 1/2 lb
    uncooked shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 Tbsp
    minced onion
  • 1 Tbsp
    each tomato paste, cumin, mexican oregano, and ground coriander
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 lg
    egg yolk
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • SOUP
  • 2 Tbsp
    olive oil
  • 1 lg
    onion diced
  • 4 clove
    garlic minced
  • 28 oz
    can crushed tomatoes
  • 4 c
    fish stock
  • 4 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    tomato paste
  • 2 lg
    poblano chilies seeded and chopped fine
  • 2
    bay leaves
  • fresh cilantro chopped for serving

How To Make mexican shrimp meatball soup

  • 1
    Add all ingredients for meatballs together in a food processor. Set aside in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • 2
    In a large Dutch oven add the oil. Saute the onions for 10 minutes. Add the poblano chilies and cook 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, fish stock, tomato paste, brown sugar and bay leaves.
  • 3
    Bring to a boil. Let simmer 30 minutes over low heat. Shape the shrimp meatballs into 12 meatballs. Drop them carefully in the liquid and poach them for 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve garnished with cilantro

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