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Chupe de Camarones

Name: Chupe de Camarones
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: 300g Shrimp (shell-on); 2 Potato; from 1 Corn (in rounds); 300ml Milk; 2 Egg; 50g Cheese; 1 Onion; 1 tsp Paprika

Soup

⏱ 50 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Shrimp and potatoes simmered in a milky broth — a rich, nourishing soup of Peru's coast.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Chupe de camarones is a rich shrimp soup loved along Peru's coast, especially around Arequipa. A stock made from shrimp shells is finished with milk, potato, corn, egg, and cheese for a luxurious bowl. The savoriness of shrimp melds with the richness of milk, and it's often served at celebrations and on special days.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a seaside restaurant near Lima, a family enjoys Sunday lunch around steaming bowls of chupe de camarones.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Shrimp (shell-on) 300g
Potato 2
Corn (in rounds) from 1
Milk 300ml
Egg 2
Cheese 50g
Onion 1
Paprika 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the shrimp; fry the shells separately and add water to make stock.
Fry the onion with paprika and add the stock.
Add the potato and corn and simmer until tender.
Add the milk and shrimp, crack in the eggs, and simmer.
Add the cheese to melt and season with salt.

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