Asopao de Camarones | Shrimp and rice stew

Name: Asopao de Camarones | Shrimp and rice stew
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of olive oil (divided); ½ large onion (chopped and divided); ¼ red bell pepper (chopped and divided); ¼ cup of homemade sofrito; 1 pound of shrimp tails removed and set aside; 4 cloves of garlic (roughly chopped); 1 tablespoons of salt (or to taste); A few sprigs of cilantro; 2 sprigs of thyme; 8-10 cups of water; 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil; ¾ of red pepper (chopped); ½ onion (finely chopped); 2 cloves of garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon of oregano; 1 packet of sazon; ½ teaspoon of cumin; 4 oz of tomato sauce; ½ cup of sofrito; 1 cup of long grain rice (soaked in water); ¼ cup of cilantro (chopped); 1 pound of raw shrimp