All recipes

Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque

Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque blends tender shrimp with a velvety tomato-coconut base for a rich, gently spicy bowl. Aromatic red curry, jalapeño heat, and a hint of fish sauce create layered depth, while basil adds a fresh finish. Serve this comforting soup for a cozy dinner or as an elegant starter at a special gathering.

  • Prep20 mins
  • Cook50 mins
  • Serves6
  • DifficultyMedium
Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque
  1. 1

    Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the shrimp shells and cook, stirring, until the shells turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add water, bring to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

  2. 2

    Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the green onions, celery, and jalapeño; cook and stir until the vegetables are slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Lower the heat to medium-low, stir in the flour, and cook for 3 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir the tomato soup into the vegetable mixture until combined. Strain the shrimp shell mixture into the tomato soup mixture using a mesh strainer. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer.

  4. 4

    Stir in the coconut milk, red curry paste, and fish sauce; bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Stir in the shrimp, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the shrimp are cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Divide the bisque among bowls; place 1 rice cracker in the center of each bowl and top with sliced basil.

About This Recipe

Coconut Curry Shrimp Bisque is a Thai dinner recipe made with 13 ingredients. It takes about 1 hr 10 mins, serves 6, and is rated medium. Key ingredients include All Purpose Flour, Butter, Celery, and Coconut Milk. Each serving provides about 224.96 kcal, and is a good source of protein.

Recipe Questions

What is Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque?
It is a Thai curry recipe made with 13 ingredients, usually served for dinner or lunch or soup.
What is Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque made of?
The main ingredients are All-Purpose Flour, Butter, Celery, Coconut Milk, Fish Sauce. The full list of 13 is above.
What goes well with Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque?
Explore these Thai side-dish recipes.
How long does it take to make Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque?
About 1 hr 10 mins in total: 20 mins to prepare and 50 mins to cook.
How many calories are in one serving?
One serving provides about 224.96 kcal. The full nutrition breakdown is above.
Is Coconut-Curry Shrimp Bisque easy to make?
This recipe is rated medium, with 13 ingredients and 4 steps.

How easyChef Pro Scores This Recipe

easyChef Pro gives every recipe a health score from 0 to 100, built from more than 30 nutritional parameters including nutrient density, energy density and glycemic impact. It calculates rather than estimates, so the same recipe returns the same score every time.

The number is traceable. You can see exactly which nutrient moved it, so a dish scoring 78 might show fiber pushing it up while sodium pulls it down, alongside the NOVA processing level of each ingredient.

Your health goal changes the calculation itself, not just a filter. easyChef Pro applies clinically derived weighting across six health dimensions, which is why the same dish can score well for one goal and poorly for another.

Swap an ingredient or change the serving size and that math changes with it. Scoring your own version is the only way to see what your kitchen actually produces.

Modified this recipe?

Changing ingredients or serving sizes changes the nutrition profile. Score your own version with easyChef Pro to see how it compares.

Learn More