Cape Crayfish Soup South Africa Recipe

• 2 sm Crayfish or possibly 1 whole lobster
• 500 ml Fish stock
• 1 x Carrot, diced
• 1 x Onion, finely diced
• 1 stalk celery, minced
• 250 ml Water
• 250 ml White wine
• 250 ml Double cream
• 3 Tbsp. Tomato paste
• 50 ml Sherry Salt and pepper to taste

1. Split crayfish in half and remove the tail meat.
2. Wash out the bodies and break into 3 or possibly 4 smaller pcs.
3. Sweat off the onion, celery and carrot in white wine, adding the crayfish bodies and some water.
4. Allow to cook adding fish stock slowly, checking flavour as you go.
5. Strain after about 30 or possibly 40 min.
6. Put stock back onto the stove and reduce further, stirring in the diced crayfish meat, tomato paste and cream.
7. Add in the sherry just before serving, season and serve.

crayfish, carrot, onion, celery, water, white wine, cream, tomato paste, salt

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cape-crayfish-soup-south-africa-99186 (may not work)