Another staple of the ocean side joint Beto Godoy is its Shrimp Stew. While it's actually not a stew, due to it's local recipe, it's more like a soup. The broth is made from the fiery chipotle chiles and a few other local spices.
Regulars tell me that the heat level can vary from day to day, but that it was regularly really hot and spicy. Lucky for me, that days batch was hot but not the usual brain melting, mouth numbing hot.
As I put the spoon into my mouth I could immediately feel the heat slap my tongue. It was a good soul warming, sinus clearing type of heat. The kind you wouldn't mind having every winter night. The chipotles characteristic smoky taste was predominant, followed by the ocean taste of the shrimp. But, I would have to say that the main character was the heart warming cloudy broth, and that the shrimp were just a side. The broth carried the biggest taste and really just added to the shrimp, not the other way around.
All in all, it is what it is, a good appetizer soup that will clear up your senses and prepare you for the following dish. If it were hot as hell, well, that's another story............
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