CAJUN SHRIMP SOUP RECIPE
This cajun shrimp soup recipe is so easy to put together, you will have it on the table in no time.
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Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
- 1 (8oz) bottle clam juice
- ½ cup of water
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp dried basil
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup uncooked long-grain white rice
- ½ cup whole kernel corn
- ¾ lb fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Hot sauce to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot, melt butter and saute bell pepper, green onions, and garlic until translucent
- Add the tomato-vegetable juice, clam juice, water, corn, and rice
- Next, add your spices
- Bay leaf goes in next
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is cooked through
- Once the rice is cooked, add the shrimp and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Remove bay leaf, stir in hot sauce to taste, and serve.