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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Shrimp Stew Recipe by Ruth Paget

Shrimp Stew Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Serves 4 

Ingredients: 

-2 quarts water 

-2 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes 

-1 (10.75-ounce) condensed tomato soup 

-2 teaspoons dry garlic 

-1 tablespoon lemon juice 

-2 cups diced bacon 

-2 cups chopped onion 

-1/2 cup butter 

-1 cup chopped celery 

-1 teaspoon celery seed 

-2 tablespoons Tabasco 

-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 

-1 teaspoon allspice 

-1 teaspoon curry powder 

-5 pounds raw, peeled shrimp 

-1 cup sherry 

-1 cup crumbled saltine crackers 

Steps: 

1-Place water, tomatoes, condensed tomato soup, garlic, and lemon juice in a large soup pot to boil. 

2-In a separate pan, brown bacon and onion in butter. Transfer pan contents to the soup pot. Add the seasonings and boil for 2 hours. 

3-Add the shrimp to the pot and boil for another hour. 

4-Add 1 cup sherry to the shrimp in the pot. 

5-Thicken the stew with cracker crumbs and serve over white rice. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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