Oaxacan · Soup

Frijol Blanco con Camaron Seco

Name: Frijol Blanco con Camaron Seco
Total time: 4 h 14 min
Yield: Makes about 2.1 l (9 cups); serves 6
Cuisine: Oaxacan
Ingredients: 225 g dried small white beans, picked over and rinsed; 1 head small head of garlic, charred whole; ½ small white onion, charred; ¼ tsp sea salt, very little, as the shrimp are salty; 1.9 L hot water, about 2 quarts, plus more for topping up; 115 g dried shrimp, soaked in warm water 10 minutes and drained; 340 g ripe tomatoes, about 2 medium, broiled or stewed; 5 cloves small garlic cloves, peeled; ½ small white onion, roughly chopped; 60 ml water, 1/4 cup; 3 tbsp light olive oil; 2 leaves hoja santa leaves, or a few fennel leaf sprays; torn; ¼ tsp fennel seed; 115 g medium fresh shrimp, unshelled; half dried, half fresh in the original

An Oaxacan main-dish soup of small white beans slow-cooked with charred garlic and onion, then joined by a fried tomato purée, salty dried shrimp, anise-scented hoja santa and fresh shrimp. It is better the next day.

YieldMakes about 2.1 l (9 cups); serves 6
Hands-on1 h
Total4 h 14 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Beans

225 gdried small white beans, picked over and rinsed
1 headsmall head of garlic, charred whole
½small white onion, charred
¼ tspsea salt, very little, as the shrimp are salty
1.9 Lhot water, about 2 quarts, plus more for topping up

Shrimp and tomato

115 gdried shrimp, soaked in warm water 10 minutes and drained
340 gripe tomatoes, about 2 medium, broiled or stewed
5 clovessmall garlic cloves, peeled
½small white onion, roughly chopped
60 mlwater, 1/4 cup
3 tbsplight olive oil

Finish

2 leaveshoja santa leaves, or a few fennel leaf sprays; torn
¼ tspfennel seed
115 gmedium fresh shrimp, unshelled; half dried, half fresh in the original

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Crustacean shellfish
Shrimp
Legumes (any)
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Fennel
Black and white pepper
Hoja santa

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop
Blender
Slow cooker

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Meal prep

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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