Asopao De Camarones

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup short grain rice
• 6 tablespoons spices (sofrito, recipe at http ( or or thenoshery.com/2009/07/29/sofito-and-an-impromtu-chemical-peel or )
• 1 cup diced tomato
• 1 1/2 teaspoons capers
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 8 pimento-stuffed olives
• 4 cups clam juice
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

Recipe

• 1 pour 1 cup of rice into a bowl and cover with 2 inches of water. set it aside to soak for 1 hour.
• 2 in a large pot heat 1 tbs of olive oil, add 6 cubes (or tbs) of sofrito, cook for about 4 minutes. add 1 cup of diced tomato, 1/2 cup of tomato sauce, 1 tsp of capers and 8 pimento stuffed olives, stir till well combined and bring to a simmer. bring to a simmer, reduce heat, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• 3 add 4 cups of clam juice. bring the stock to a boil and add shrimp.
• 4 drain the rice, add to the pot and stir. set to a medium heat, cover and cook for 10 minutes. cook until the rice is tender and it has a gumbo like consistency. if you want it thicker, lower the heat, cover and cook to desired consistency. if you want it thinner, add water 1/4 cup at a time.