Cream of Shrimp soup recipe from The Cottage (Alexandria)

This has definitely been a sought after recipe in Alec forever . I think it has cream of potato soup as one of the ingredients .

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never had it at The Cottage but looked up pics on FB. I'm guessing the base is a bechamel sauce which can be thickened using heavy whipping cream instead of milk. Or, since beurre blanc pairs well with fish, maybe the base is a modified BB using half n half or heavy cream. Use shrimp stock to add flavor and thin the soup as desired.

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I guarantee it is not that fancy. It is probably campbells cream of shrimp with some seasonings. I’ve had it. It is good, but it is not fine dining.

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Not sure if it’s authentic, but going to give it a try some time.

THE COTTAGE SHRIMP SOUP
1 STICK OF BUTTER
8 OZ CREAM CHEESE
2 CANS CREAM OF POTATO SOUP BLENDED
1 QT HALF AND HALF
1 TBL LIQUID CRAB BOIL RED PEPPER TO TASTE
SHRIMP (SALAD SHRIMP ARE BETTER)

Please update if you make it. This sounds pretty close. You would think it would have some shrimp stock mixed in but mabye just the shrimp gives it enough of the flavor.

Excellent, I’ll have to try it out .

Was that amount of liquid crab boil overpowering in that recipe? I put a few drops in my seafood gumbos and soups, but a little bit goes a lonnnnngggg way in my opinion.