Mouthwatering Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup

Rating: 5.00
(15)
April 27, 2020

If you enjoy a lush velvety Prawn Coconut Curry soup with a bit of heat and oodles of flavor from time to time, this recipe is definitely for you. The curry based broth doesn’t require any complicated or fancy exotic ingredients and can be tailored to what you have available. 

This Prawn Coconut Curry soup is fragrant with ginger, garlic and curry spice and happened when Spicy Prawn Soup and Prawn Curry with Coconut milk had a baby. 

I have always had a big love for seafood, and prawns especially has been one of my favourites. In early January, we had lunch at a cosy little restaurant in Cape Town CBD called Favor8, if I’m not mistaken. Having it be my first time at this restaurant I was a bit sceptical about what to order. I decided to order prawn soup as a starter and can I just say, it was probably the best decision I ever made! From the get-go I was in love with it.

Even months of eating there, I still had a craving for this soup and being under lockdown, it’s impossible to go anywhere. To stop the craving I decided to create my own version of the soup, incorporating the elements I could still taste in my mind. If you like Thai Prawn Curry in Coconut Milk then this is the hassle free version (aka can’t get to the shops for Thai curry paste or ingredients).

My coconut curry prawns soup is very simple to prepare and every time I prepare it, I enjoy it so much. I add some additional ingredients to enhance the flavour but even without the additional ingredients, it’s still absolutely delicious. I would say, this is definitely not the kind of soup you can prepare on a weekly basis as it is a very luxurious soup, though it’s totally okay if you want to.

Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup dinner

Ingredients that make your Prawn Coconut Curry Soup amazing

  • Fish sauce (season with salt if you don’t have fish sauce)
  • Fresh or dried parsley or coriander leaves
  • Hot curry powder
  • Fresh cream
  • Tomato puree

This soup would be an excellent dish if you are having a family dinner or entertaining guests and even for religious holidays such as Christmas and Eid where mass food is prepared. It’s always good to change things up and add something new. Even though this recipe is initially made for prawns, you can add any seafood if you are looking to spice up a simpler recipe. It’s just a process of figuring out what works for you.

This coconut milk prawn curry soup has a burst of flavour. The way it is prepared allows you to taste all components of the soup and increases the intensity of the flavour. I love this because the entire house literally smells of seafood while the soup is cooking. It releases this heavenly aroma of seafood and goodness that you cannot resist and it’s simply mesmerizing.

Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup ingredients

Top tips to make flavorful Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup

  • Fresh cream should be room temperature.
  • Store bought ginger and garlic paste can be used instead of freshly crushed garlic and sliced ginger.
  • I would not recommend using coconut milk or cream that has been frozen and defrosted as this might have a negative effect on the outcome of the soup.
  • I would highly recommend including the tomato puree, vegetable stock, fish spice and curry powder as this contributes to a huge amount of the flavour of the soup.
  • If you want to achieve a looser texture, reduce the amount of cream and increase the amount of coconut milk.
  • This soup can be frozen and reheated. However, the soup will immediately start to thicken up after completion. For this, I recommend adding a tablespoon of milk at a time to loosen up the soup before serving or after freezing.
  • Be sure to keep the soup refrigerated or frozen to hold the integrity and keep the soup fresh. Exposure to the summer temperatures will result in the soup going bad due to the dairy content.

How to serve Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup

  • This soup can be enjoyed with fresh crusty bread or slightly toasted bread.
  • This can be served with rice as well as noodles. Jasmine rice goes very well with this soup but any rice can be used.
  • Serving this with a slice of lemon on the side would be great for those who prefer to add a dash of lemon for more flavour.

I fully enjoyed this soup and I am pretty sure you will too. I hope this recipe was useful. Enjoy!

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Prawn Coconut Curry Soup

Mouthwatering Velvety Prawn Coconut Curry Soup

Simone Claudia Fortuin
This velvety Prawn Coconut Curry soup has oodles of flavor in it's curry based broth and is fragrant with ginger and garlic and with a bit of heat from chilli.
5 from 15 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Soups
Cuisine Cape Malay
Servings 4
Calories 610 kcal

Ingredients
  

Prawns

  • 15 ml coconut oil approximately 1 tablespoon
  • 400 grams prawn tails

Coconut Curry Soup

  • 225 grams onion, finely chopped approximately 1 medium sized onion or 250 ml chopped onion
  • 5 ml freshly grated ginger approximately 1 teaspoon
  • 7.5 ml finely crushed garlic (2 large cloves) approximately 1/2 teaspoons
  • 10 ml tomato puree approximately 2 teaspoons
  • 7.5 ml freshly ground black pepper approximately 1/2 teaspoons
  • 10 ml fish spice approximately 2 teaspoons
  • 5 ml chilli flakes approximately 1 teaspoon
  • 1.25 ml hot curry powder approximately 1/4 teaspoon
  • 5 ml dried parsley or dried coriander approximately 1 teaspoon
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 125 ml boiling water approximately 1/2 cup
  • 350 ml fresh cream approximately 1 2/5 cup
  • 250 ml coconut milk approximately 1 cup
  • 10 ml fish sauce, or to taste approximately 2 teaspoons
  • 30 ml lime juice approximately 1 lime
  • 15 ml full fat milk, optional approximately 1 tablespoon

Instructions
 

  • In a pan, fry prawns in 15 ml coconut oil on low heat for 2-3 mins till prawns are just pink in color.
  • Saute the chopped onions in a separate pot and until the onions are golden brown. This will take 10-15 minutes on medium heat.
  • Add the ginger and garlic and allow to saute for 4-5 mins on medium-low heat.
  • Add the tomato puree and continue stirring for 2 minutes until the tomato is amalgamated.
  • Add the prawns, black pepper, fish spice, crushed chillies, curry powder, parsley or coriander and stir for 5 minutes until the spices are cooked through.
  • Add the vegetable stock cube to the boiling water and mix until dissolved then add to the prawn curry mixture.
  • Add the fresh cream and coconut milk and cook stirring continuously until the soup thickens, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Once the soup has thickened up, add the juice of 1 lime or small lemon and continue stirring. Add the fish sauce and adjust the seasoning if required.
  • Allow the soup to reduce until it reaches your desired consistency. If it thickens too much add the milk one tablespoon at a time to loosen it.
  • Serve garnished with chopped parsley or coriander and a few slices of crusty bread, jasmine rice or noodles.

Notes

  • If you have fresh vegetable stock you should use that instead of the stock cube and boiling water.
  • If you don't have fish sauce, season with salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 610kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 25gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 36gCholesterol: 372mgSodium: 1214mgPotassium: 443mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1820IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 271mgIron: 6mg

Disclaimer: Nutritional information for the recipe is an approximation and varies according to the ingredients and products used.

Keyword gluten free, halaal recipe, spicy
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  1. This looks so good! I love shrimp and curry! I have to try this recipe out!

  2. Yummy!.. I’m gunna try this at home. For sure.

  3. This is sumptuous. I love soup and I always make one for my son. I will try to use your ingredients and your tips

  4. I can smell the curry soup’s fragrance from those pics haha. This looks like a yummy and hearty appetizer , I’m bookmarking this recipe.

  5. Shrimp… coconut… curry… YUM YUM YUM All of my favorite things! I think I”m going to try this but tweak it to include rice!

  6. The pictures are making my mouth water just by looking at them. I love seafood and curry and like the way you have blended with coconut, ginger, and garlic. I’m definitely going to try this dish out.

  7. I love curry, always made it with chicken, I am glad that this is a variety I can try later. Will pin and save it.

  8. This looks delicious.thanks for sharing, I’ll try the recipe

  9. Wow…This food must be delicious

  10. My wife just loves to eat soup, I am definitely going to share the recipe with her.

  11. The lush velvety Prawn Coconut Curry soup looks inviting. You did a great job in simplifying the recipe and process.

  12. Oooohh that was really mouthwatering! I would definitely try to cook this.

  13. Yum, thank you so much for this recipe!

5 from 15 votes

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