Shrimp Coconut Curry Soup
Ready in just 30 minutes, Shrimp Coconut Curry Soup is a richly flavored main dish soup that’s easy enough for any night of the week.
Many Ingredients But Short Time to Make
If you’re looking for an easy meal that’s full of flavor, I have just the thing for you, shrimp coconut curry soup. It seriously only takes about 30 minutes to prepare and the flavor will absolutely blow you away. I’m not even kidding.
It looks like a long list of ingredients, but don’t let that scare you off, it really comes together quickly.
Red curry paste is a key ingredient in this flavor party. It adds great spice without adding a lot of heat.
Coconut milk makes the soup lusciously creamy. But, it’s important to use regular coconut milk versus light because the regular is much creamier.
This Shrimp Coconut Curry Soup has Great Depth of Flavor
You’ll notice that fish sauce is one of the ingredients and I know that it’s kind of a scary ingredient. If you’ve ever taken a whiff of it out of the bottle, you know it doesn’t smell great.
But trust me on this, it adds an incredible depth of flavor to this shrimp coconut curry soup without adding any fishy flavor, so you don’t want to skip it.
The final flavor boost to this amazing soup is fresh lime juice, basil and green onions. The lime juice, added at the very end, brightens all the flavors and the basil and green onions add a delicious freshness.
This is a great soup to try if you have limited time to cook and you’re looking for something really tasty and delicious for dinner!
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- Slow Cooker Turkey Noodle Soup
- Slow Cooker Bean with Bacon Soup
- Stuffed Pepper Soup
Shrimp Coconut Curry Soup
Ready in just 30 minutes, Shrimp Coconut Curry Soup is a richly flavored main dish soup that's easy enough for any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 5 oz shiitake mushroom, stems removed and thinly sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- 2 tbsp red curry paste
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 (14 oz) can full fat coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Heat peanut oil in a large soup pot over medium heat.
- Sauté mushrooms for about 3 minutes, until they release their moisture.
- Add red pepper and sauté until tender, about another 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and sauté just until fragrant.
- Stir in soy sauce, ginger paste and red curry paste.
- Stir in chicken stock, fish sauce, coconut milk, salt and pepper, bring to a simmer.
- Add shrimp and cook just until shrimp are pink, even if your shrimp are frozen, it should take less than 5 minutes, do not overcook or shrimp will be rubbery.
- Stir in lime juice, green onions and basil.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- If you're not a fan of shrimp, you can substitute chicken. Cut 1 lb of chicken (breast or thigh meat) into bite size pieces. At the point you would add the shrimp, add the chicken and poach in the simmering soup until cooked through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 445Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 246mgSodium: 2572mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 2gSugar: 7gProtein: 36g
ENJOY!
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I can’t wait to try this, Lisa! Your pictures look amazing! We go through a ton of soup – and your description sounds fantastic to me! I’ll be grabbing curry paste and fish sauce next time I’m out! I think I have everything else! 🙂
Thank you so much, Michelle! We love soup here, too, I hope you like this as much as we did!
I can not wait to try this recipe Lisa! It looks amazing and I love that it’s ready in no time at all! Beautiful.
Thanks Patty! I hope you like it! It seriously was so quick and easy to make!
This is just so incredibly beautiful!
Awww, thanks Justine 🙂
This dish looks so creamy and delicious. So glad to see the full-bodied (fat) coconut milk. It tastes so much better then the light. Looking forward to trying your recipe!
This is the first time I used full fat coconut milk, Sandra, and I won’t go back to the light. The soup turned out so much creamier than anything I’ve made with light coconut milk! Thanks for the comment!
What a stunning and flavor packed meal. I don’t make curry often but this is going on my must make soon list!!
Thank you so much, Angela! This was a big hit at my house, so I hope you like it as much as we did!
Wow, these pictures speak for themselves – I need to get my hands on a bowl of this soup asap!
Thanks Jenny! 🙂
I am head over heels in LOVE with this soup!
Thanks Michaela! 🙂
This sounds like a wonderful meal! I love shrimp but have never used them in a soup, trying this soon!
This screams comfort food for me!! Sounds absolutely amazing! <3 I love Green Curry Shrimp but definitely need to try the red curry version too!
I totally understand about the fish sauce! I have smelled it and wow but it does add so much flavor to any dish. Like anchovies and anise! I have only tried the yellow curry paste but I can’t wait to try the red!
I tried this recipe and it is FANTASTIC! Thank you.