Best Shrimp Soup

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 190 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

The best shrimp soup recipe, inspired by a restaurant's famous dish, is an easy-to-prepare spicy herb soup with lots of broth, flavor, and a little kick.

Ingredients

2 quarts chicken broth
1 cup clam juice
1 cup butter
1/2 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons rosemary
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
1 cup white wine
2 pounds shrimp, with tails
1 (1 pound) loaf French bread

Directions

1 Add broth, clam juice, butter, tomato paste, rosemary, garlic, black pepper, celery seeds, and fennel seeds to a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
2 Stir wine into soup; simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3 Stir in shrimp; cook until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes. Serve immediately with bread.