tina's cream of mirliton and shrimp soup

Name: Tina's Cream of Mirliton and Shrimp Soup
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3 pound(s) mirliton; 1 - medium onion minced; 1 stick(s) butter; 1/4 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper; 4 clove(s) garlic divided; 1 pound(s) small shrimp peeled and deveined; 1 1/2 cup(s) half & half; - salt and pepper

8 Pinches

Tina Swain

Beaver Dam, WI

Updated on Apr 12, 2015

My sister's friend's mother lived in New Orleans. She agreed to meet us and give us a personal tour of New Orleans right after she got off the local PBS station where she was making this soup as part of a fund raiser. It is as warm and delightful as her Southern Hospitality.

Rate

No Image

prep time

cook time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

3 pounds mirliton
1 - medium onion minced
1 stick butter
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic divided
1 pound small shrimp peeled and deveined
1 1/2 cups half & half
- salt and pepper

How To Make tina's cream of mirliton and shrimp soup

Step 1

Steam mirliton until tender, peel and scrape flesh off pit. Puree until smooth. Reserve

Step 2

Sauté onion in butter until translucent. Add 3 cloves of minced garlic. Sauté a few more minutes
Step 3

Add shrimp to onion, sauté 3 minutes. Add 1 minced garlic clove and sauté 1 minute. Add mirliton and Half & Half. Adjust seasonings. Heat until hot. Garnish with minced chives if desired.
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!

Discover More

Comment & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes