Cream of prawn soup
Dish: Starter
Quantity: 4
The prawns are one of the protagonists in the Christmas festivities, normally they are usually eaten cooked, but if we want to dare to eat them differently, we can prepare this exquisite cream of prawns that everyone will love, a perfect first course for Christmas dinner, it is also prepared in a very simple way, even if we want we can make it the day before and so we go ahead the task, the flavors will be enhanced even more and it will be better than ever.
This cream can be prepared using fresh prawns or frozen prawns, we must peel them, keeping on the one hand what are the bodies and on the other hand the head and shells, with the latter we will prepare the base of our cream, follow our step by step videos below, where we will explain in detail how to make cream of prawns, an exquisite dish for special celebrations.
Ingredients
- 34 prawns
- 1 chopped leek (only the white part)
- 1 chopped spring onion
- 1 chopped onion
- 500 ml / 16.9 oz of seafood fumet
- 2 tablespoons of crushed tomato
- Chopped fresh chives
- Salt and pepper to taste
How To Make It
Step 1: We begin the preparation of our prawn cream, peel the prawns, remove the intestines and reserve the bodies on one side and the heads and shells on the other.
Step 2: In a pot with a little oil and at medium temperature, add the leek and the spring onion and cook for 5 minutes, then add the shrimp heads and shells and crush them so that they release all their juice, cook for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Add the crushed tomato, a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper and cook for 5 minutes, then add the seafood fumet, cook for 10 minutes and remove from heat.
Step 4: We pass through a strainer and reserve the broth, then in another pot with a little olive oil and medium heat, add the onion and cook for 2 minutes, then add the reserved broth and when we see that it begins to boil, add the raw shrimp and cook for 1 minute.
Step 5: Pour the mixture into the blender, blend for 1 minute and our exquisite prawn cream is ready. If you want the prawn cream to have a finer texture, pass it through a strainer.
Tips To Prepare It
If you want a thinner prawn cream, pass it through a strainer.
This prawn cream is perfect for celebrations such as Christmas, you can prepare it in advance and keep it in the refrigerator until serving time, to heat, we recommend doing it in a saucepan or pot and not in the microwave.
You can serve the cream of prawns with chives or you can also grill some prawns and place them on top.
What can we accompany this recipe with?
This cream of prawns is perfect as a starter to our meals, especially in celebrations such as Christmas.
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