Name: Shrimp and Octopus Soup (Caldo de Camaron y Pulpo)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Water - 2 quarts; Octopus, cut into 1 inch pieces - 2 pounds; Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon; Diced carrots - 1 cup; Diced celery - 1 cup; Cubed potatoes - 2 cups; Crushed dry pasilla chile peppers - ½ cup; Chopped onion, or to taste - ½ cup; Diced tomato - 1 cup; Large shrimp in shells - 1 ½ pounds; Fresh corn kernels (Optional) - 1 cup; Salt to taste - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Shrimp and Octopus Soup (Caldo de Camaron y Pulpo)

1. Water 2 quarts

2. Octopus, cut into 1 inch pieces 2 pounds

3. Vegetable oil 1 tablespoon

4. Diced carrots 1 cup

5. Diced celery 1 cup

6. Cubed potatoes 2 cups

7. Crushed dry pasilla chile peppers ½ cup

8. Chopped onion, or to taste ½ cup

9. Diced tomato 1 cup

10. Large shrimp in shells 1 ½ pounds

11. Fresh corn kernels (Optional) 1 cup

12. Salt to taste 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Shrimp and Octopus Soup (Caldo de Camaron y Pulpo)

1 . Stage

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 . Stage

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 . Stage

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.