Cucumber soup with shrimps

4 servings

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book "Seafood. Very simple.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 180.6
• Proteins: 6.8g
• Fats: 12.3g
• Carbohydrates: 11.6g

Ingredients

• Shrimps: 100 g
• Cucumbers: 1 pc
• Tomatoes: 4 pc
• Lard: 50 g
• Onion: 1 head
• Garlic: 2 clove
• Butter: 2 tbsp
• Vegetable broth: 400 ml
• Lemon juice: 2 tbsp
• Dill: 2 tbsp
• Toast: 10 g
• Ground white pepper: to taste
• Salt: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Peel the cucumber, cut it in half lengthwise, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon, and dice the flesh into small cubes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cucumbers: 1 piece

2. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes, peel them, cut in half, remove seeds and stems, and chop coarsely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes: 4 pieces

3. Cut the bacon into thin strips.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lard: 50 g

4. Chop the onion and garlic finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 1 head
   • Garlic: 2 cloves

5. Strain the juice from the shrimp.

   Required ingredients:

   • Shrimps: 100 g

6. Melt the butter in a small saucepan.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 2 tablespoons

7. Fry the lard, onion, and garlic in it for 3 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lard: 50 g
   • Onion: 1 head
   • Garlic: 2 cloves

8. Add cucumber and tomatoes, simmer for another 2 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cucumbers: 1 piece
   • Tomatoes: 4 pieces

9. Pour in vegetable broth and 250 ml of water, add salt, pepper, lemon juice, and cook for another 5 minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable broth: 400 ml
   • Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
   • Ground white pepper:  to taste
   • Salt:  to taste

10. Add dill and shrimp to the soup, leave on the stove for another 5 minutes.

    Required ingredients:

    • Dill: 2 tablespoons
    • Shrimps: 100 g

11. Add croutons to the soup and serve at the table.

    Required ingredients:

    • Toast: 10 g