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Caribbean Shrimp Broff (Soup)

Shrimp Broff (Caribbean Shrimp Soup)

A comforting, light shrimp soup with aromatic broth, diced vegetables, and tender shrimp ready in under an hour.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Seafood & Fish, Soups & Stews
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

For the Shrimp Stock

  • 1 1/2 pounds shrimp with heads on, cleaned
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 large onion quartered
  • 4 stalks celery diced, divided
  • 3 cilantro chopped; divided
  • 10 springs thyme leaves and whole
  • 3 tablespoons parsley chopped, divided
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter

For the Broth and Add-Ins

  • 2 cups pumpkin diced
  • 2 cups sweet potato diced
  • 2-3 green cooking bananas sliced into rounds
  • 2 pimento peppers diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper divided
  • 1 teaspoon Caribbean green seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 scotch bonnet pepper whole; optional
  • Noodles optional, for serving

Instructions
 

  • Sauté oil, butter, 2 celery, 2 scallions, and some parsley and thyme leaves with onion in a saucepan over medium-high heat for 4 minutes.
    Heating onion, celery, thyme, parsley, pimento peppers, black pepper and scallion on the stove in vegetable oil
  • Add shrimp heads and shells, cook for 2–3 minutes.
    shrimp and aromatics in the pot
  • Add 6 cups water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 25 minutes, skimming foam occasionally.
    Shrimp heating in butter in a saucepan on the stove
  • Strain the stock into a clean pot; discard solids.
  • In the same pot, sauté remaining celery, garlic, pimento, scallion, thyme sprigs, and black pepper in 1 tablespoon oil for 4 minutes.
  • Add carrot, pumpkin, sweet potato, and green banana slices; pour in the strained stock and bring to a boil.
    prepped carrot, pumpkin and sweet potato
  • Season with salt, Caribbean green seasoning, and add the whole scotch bonnet pepper; simmer 20–25 minutes until vegetables are tender.
    Scotch bonnet pepper in shrimp soup on the stove
  • (Optional) Stir in noodles during the last 3 minutes.
    Noodles in shrimp soup
  • Off heat, gently add seasoned shrimp to the broth and cover for 8–10 minutes until shrimp are cooked through.
    Seasoned shrimp meat
  • Taste and adjust salt. Serve hot.

Notes

If doing this recipe gluten free, please go through the entire list of ingredients to make sure they meet with your specific gluten free dietary needs. Especially the noodles you decide to use. Where I say “Divided” in the ingredient list, divide it evenly in each occasion I mention for the said ingredient.
I used shrimp with the heads and shell on as I wanted those things to make a sort of broth or stock from. So with that in mind, I cleaned and deveined the shrimp and set aside. The shells and head etc, I rinsed under cold water and allowed to drain.
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