Recipe review from In the Mix - Lemongrass and Crayfish soup.

[Mezza39]

I made this on Friday for guests, started it at about 6 pm with guests arriving at 7, easy to do and still had time (just) to pretty up before they arrived.

It was pretty straightforward, although I substituted prawn for crayfish as I couldn't get any tails on the way home from work. I also used the best chicken stock I could get to make the main part of the soup. Some are a little salty so I used a low salt version and added a little to taste.

You also need to really make sure the lemongrass is peeled and well blended otherwise the soup will be a little woody.

I used one red chilli as per the recipe which actually made it a little hot, although it totally depends on your guests' preferences.

Otherwise it worked well and was very easy to make, and with the prawns sticking up through the soup looked great.

[cookie1]

Thanks for the review. I would love to try this but crayfish are a once in a lifetime food here. The idea of prawns sounds better. 

[judydawn]

crayfish are a once in a lifetime food here.

Go on Cookie, spoil yourself stupid and have it a few times in your lifetime. I'd go as far as saying it's a selfish food as we don't like sharing it with too many people when we have it 

[meganjane]

If I had a crayfish tail, I wouldn't be using it in soup!!

[dede]

Same here MJ, I couldn't bare putting into a soup