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🍲 Creamy Avocado Shrimp Soup with Physalis

405 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g Physalis
• 200 g cooked, peeled large shrimp (with tail fin)
• 2 limes
• pepper (from the mill)
• 1 shallot
• 600 ml chicken broth
• 100 ml whipping cream
• 2 ripe avocados
• salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 4 sprigs cilantro
• 4 long wooden skewers

Instructions

1. 1. Remove the physalis fruits from their papery husks.
2. 2. Rinse the physalis fruits briefly under running water.
3. 3. Pat the physalis fruits dry carefully with a kitchen towel.
4. 4. Rinse the shrimp under running water.
5. 5. Pat the shrimp dry as well.
6. 6. Set four whole shrimp aside.
7. 7. Remove the tail fins from the remaining shrimp if necessary.
8. 8. Dice the remaining shrimp into small cubes.
9. 9. Dice the physalis fruits into small cubes.
10. 10. Mix the diced shrimp and physalis fruits together in a bowl.
11. 11. Slice half a lime into thin rounds.
12. 12. Squeeze the juice from the remaining limes.
13. 13. Stir one tablespoon of lime juice into the shrimp and physalis mixture.
14. 14. Season the mixture lightly with black pepper.
15. 15. Peel the shallot.
16. 16. Dice the shallot into fine cubes.
17. 17. Place the shallot cubes together with the vegetable broth and the cream in a pot.
18. 18. Let the mixture simmer gently over medium heat for five minutes.
19. 19. Cut the avocados in half lengthwise.
20. 20. Remove the large pits from the avocado halves.
21. 21. Save one quarter of the avocado flesh for later.
22. 22. Carefully scoop out the remaining flesh with a spoon.
23. 23. Mix the avocado flesh with three tablespoons of lime juice.
24. 24. Add this avocado mixture to the warm broth in the pot.
25. 25. Blend everything until smooth using an immersion blender or a regular blender.
26. 26. Cut the remaining avocado into bite-sized pieces.
27. 27. Toss the avocado pieces in the remaining lime juice to prevent browning.
28. 28. Thread one shrimp and one lime slice alternately onto a wooden skewer.
29. 29. Add the avocado pieces to the soup.
30. 30. Gently reheat the soup.
31. 31. Be careful not to let the soup boil again.
32. 32. Finally, season the soup to taste with salt and cayenne pepper.
33. 33. Ladle the soup into plates or bowls.
34. 34. Garnish the soup with the shrimp and physalis mixture.
35. 35. Garnish the soup with the shrimp skewers.
36. 36. Garnish the soup with fresh coriander leaves.
37. 37. Serve the dish immediately while warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 405
• Protein: 22 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 9 g