Best Shrimp Soup

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 497 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup white wine
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread
• 1 cup clam juice
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 2 quarts chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons rosemary
• 2 pounds shrimp, with tails
• 0.5 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 0.5 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Pour broth into a large pot and mix in rosemary, garlic, pepper, celery seed, fennel seed, clam juice, tomato paste, and butter. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Step 2

Stir wine into soup. Simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Step 3

Just before serving, stir in shrimp and continue cooking until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes. Serve with bread to soak up all the yummy broth.