The Best Creamy and Rich Coconut Shrimp Soup Recipe

by John Griffith
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The cold weather is slowly, but surely coming in, and the warm sun has started fading. However, there is charm in the cold months. One of our favorite things to do during the frosty weather is to cuddle up in warm blankets, and enjoy a nice, warm bowl of soup. After all, is there a better way to warm up? This coconut shrimp soup recipe is full of bold and authentic flavors. It’s creamy, hearty, satisfying and filling. All things that make a soup just perfect. Served with warm Basmati rice, this soup will leave you craving it more and more. So, why not try this recipe out! Trust us, it will quickly become one of your favorites.

This coconut shrimp soup recipe is full of bold and authentic flavors

coconut shrimp soup ingredients for shrimp soup

Coconut Shrimp Soup Video Tutorial

Before we dive into cooking any recipe, we love to check out if it has a video tutorial. Having a visual guide really helps to look through the steps before tackling them on your own and takes away any worries about making mistakes along the way. So, let’s see how to make this creamy and satisfying soup is made.

Check out our super easy-to-follow video tutorial

Coconut Shrimp Soup Recipe

Preparation time: 20 min

Cooking time: 40 min

Equipment:

  • Knife
  • Board
  • Measuring Spoons
  • Measuring Cups
  • Wooden Spatula
  • Pot
  • Kettle
  • Bowl
  • Ladel

Ingredients:

  • 150 grams Basmati Rice
  • 6 pc Green Onion, finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 3 tbsp Curry Paste
  • 400 ml Coconut Milk, canned
  • 800 ml Hot Water
  • 250 grams Wild Shrimp, cleaned

To serve:

  • Sesame Crackers

Method:

  1. Prepare the products by chopping the green onion and measuring the other ingredients.
  2. Heat up a wok pan and dry fry the rice until it is a golden color. Add the green onions and olive oil into the pan. Fry once again. Add in the curry paste and mix all the ingredients together.
  3. Pour the coconut milk alongside the hot water. Mix well and bring the mixture to a boil.
  4. In the meantime, finely chop the wild shrimp. When the mixture has been boiling for at least 7 minutes, add the shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 6 to 7 minutes more on medium heat.
  5. Serve right away with a sesame cracker, a cracker of your choice or some toasted bread

Visual Steps

First step: Heat up a wok pan and dry fry the rice until it is a golden color

white basmati rice in a pan

Second step: Add the green onions and olive oil into the pan. Fry once again

green onions and rice in a pan

Third step: Add in the curry paste and mix all the ingredients together

curry paste in a pan with green onions

Fourth step: Pour the coconut milk

coconut cream being poured into pan

Fifth step: Pour the hot water. Mix well and bring the mixture to a boil

hot water being poured into pan

Sixth step: In the meantime, finely chop the wild shrimp

coconut shrimp soup chopping wild shrimp on board

Seventh step: Add the shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 6 to 7 minutes more on medium heat

shrimp added to soup broth

Eighth step: Let everything simmer together for 6 to 7 minutes more

thick coconut cream and shrimp soup

Ninth step: Serve right away with a sesame cracker, a cracker of your choice or some toasted bread

pouring soup into a bowl

Tenth step: Enjoy!

up close of coconut shrimp soup and crackers

Tips and Tricks

Every recipe has its own tricks and secrets. All the little things that can make it taste not just “good”, but amazing. These little details help to make the final product divine and can help you give the confidence to experiment with your cooking and learn. That’s why here we want to share with you all the details you need to know to make this creamy, hearty coconut shrimp soup just perfect and how to make it to your liking. Always remember that in the end cooking is a form of art, and you are the artist. This means you can change, add, or remove anything you like to this recipe. Just make sure the end product is to your taste bud’s liking.

Every recipe has its own tricks and secrets

blue plate full of shrimp

Vegan Version

There is only one ingredient in this soup that is stopping it from being vegan friendly and that is the shrimp. As delightful and tasty as they are, if you want to make a vegan version of this yummy soup, you can easily substitute the shrimp for some tasty tofu.

You have all the details you need to know to make this creamy, coconut shrimp soup perfect

chopped green onions and rice in a bowl

We really hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as we did. This creamy and hearty soup is one of our favorites. If you did like this recipe, make sure to check out what other tasty treats we have for you over on our YouTube Channel. There, as well as on our site, you can find a recipe for every one of your cravings. If you are in need of a quick and delicious breakfast recipe, check out our crunchy, homemade granola and yogurt parfait. Or if you are craving something savory, this black miso pasta with juicy mushrooms is just the thing for you. Just take your pick. Oh, and make sure to let us know what you think of this recipe, as well as what you would like to see from us next time over in our YouTube comments!

We really hope you enjoyed this recipe as much as we did

blue and white marbel bowl with soup

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John Griffith

John Griffith is a young, passionate journalist. Writing has been John’s hobby ever since he was a boy. He has worked in some of the UK’s most successful news portals over the course of his professional career but found his forever home at Archzine.