Southwestern Shrimp Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup sour cream
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
    1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    2 jalapenos, seeded and thinly sliced (or hot sauce to taste)
    1 (15 1/2 ounce) can hominy, drained
    1 lb fresh medium shrimp or 1 lb thawed frozen medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
    1 lime, quartered
Preparation
    In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cumin, and 1/4 t. of the salt.
    Cover and refrigerate.
    Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
    Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
    Add the tomatoes and their juices, the pepper, and the remaining salt and bring to a simmer.
    Cook for 10 minutes.
    Add the jalapenos or hot sauce and hominy and simmer for 5 minutes.
    Add the shrimp and simmer until pink and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
    Ladle the soup into bowls, top with a spoonful of the cumin cream, and sprinkle with the cilantro.
    Serve the lime on the side.

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