Asopao de Camarones (Dominican Shrimp and Rice Soup)
A thick, brothy rice soup cooked with a Dominican sofrito, tomato and seafood stock, finished with juicy shrimp, peas and coriander. Somewhere between a soup and a risotto.
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Season the shrimp
Toss the raw shrimp with the lime juice and ½ teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the rice.
- 500 g raw shrimp
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ tsp salt
✅ Done when: shrimp are evenly coated and chilled
Make the sofrito
Heat the oil in a large pot (at least 4 litres) over medium heat and cook the onion, green pepper and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring, until softened. Stir in the tomato paste and oregano and cook for 2 more minutes.
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
✅ Done when: vegetables are soft and the tomato paste smells fragrant, no longer raw
Cook the rice
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Add the shrimp
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Serve
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Season the shrimp
Toss the raw shrimp with the lime juice and ½ teaspoon of salt in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate while you prepare the rice.
- 500 g raw shrimp
- 1 lime, juiced
- ½ tsp salt
✅ Done when: shrimp are evenly coated and chilled
Make the sofrito
Heat the oil in a large pot (at least 4 litres) over medium heat and cook the onion, green pepper and garlic for 5 minutes, stirring, until softened. Stir in the tomato paste and oregano and cook for 2 more minutes.
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion
- 1 green pepper
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried oregano
✅ Done when: vegetables are soft and the tomato paste smells fragrant, no longer raw
Cook the rice
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Add the shrimp
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Serve
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The Story Behind the Dish
Asopao, from 'sopa', is a soupy rice dish loved across the Spanish Caribbean. Dominicans make it with chicken, but in coastal towns shrimp asopao is a favourite.
It's served on rainy days, at family gatherings and as a late-night meal after parties.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Warm, comforting and full of seafood flavour, it's a whole meal in a bowl.
💡 Fun Fact
Asopao thickens as it sits, so Dominican cooks always keep extra hot stock nearby to loosen it before serving.
Dominican coast
18.49°N, -69.93°W
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