Delicious Seafood Soup: Shrimp & Octopus Recipe

This is an octopus soup, also known as a caldo, made with shrimp. This dish is for all Mexican food and seafood lovers and can be eaten with tortillas or tostadas.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
35 mins
Cook Time:
40 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
8

Ingredients

  • 2quartswater

  • 2poundsoctopus, cut into 1 inch pieces

  • 1tablespoonvegetable oil

  • 1cupdiced carrots

  • 1cupdiced celery

  • 2cupscubed potatoes

  • ½cupcrushed dry pasilla chile peppers

  • ½cupchopped onion, or to taste

  • 1cupdiced tomato

  • 1 ½poundslarge shrimp in shells

  • 1cupfresh corn kernels (Optional)

  • salt to taste

Cooking Directions

  1. Place water in a large soup pot, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add octopus, and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.

  2. While octopus is boiling, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots, celery, potatoes, and pasilla pepper. Fry for about 15 minutes, adding onion and tomato at the very end. The ingredients do not need to be fully cooked.

  3. When octopus has boiled for 20 minutes, add shrimp in their shells to octopus, and let it boil for 5 more minutes. Add vegetables from skillet, and season with salt to your liking. If corn is used, put it in with shrimp. Let everything simmer together for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories269
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
5g
7%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
184mg
61%
Sodium
462mg
20%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
7%
Dietary Fiber
3g
11%
Total Sugars
3g
Protein
36g
Vitamin C
21mg
105%
Calcium
135mg
10%
Iron
9mg
49%
Potassium
963mg
20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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