Shrimp Stock

Name: Shrimp Stock (Caldo de Camarão)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; a few parsley sprigs; 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 small carrot, peeled and cut into chunks; a few thyme sprigs; 2 bay leaves; shells from 900 g (2 lb) prawns; shells from 900 g (2 lb) prawns; 1 celery stick, cut into chunks; 1 large onion, peeled and quartered

Caldo de Camarão

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Brazilian Kitchen

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
shells from 900 g (2 lb

Americas
Brazil
Stock
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Add the shells and cook until they turn bright pink, about 3–5 minutes. Add the vegetables and cook until they start to soften, another 2–3 minutes.
Pour water until just slightly above the shells, then reduce the heat to low. Add the herbs and simmer over a very low heat for about 30 minutes, sk