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📝 Description
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🥘 Ingredients
2 quarts of fish stock or water, 2 pints of prawns, the crumbs of a French roll, anchovy sauce or mushroom ketchup to taste, 1 blade of mace, 1 pint of vinegar, a little lemon-juice.
👨🍳 Method
Pick out the tails of the prawns, put the bodies in a stewpan with 1 blade of mace, 1/2 pint of vinegar, and the same quantity of water; stew them for 1/4 hour, and strain off the liquor. Put the fish stock or water into a stewpan; add the strained liquor, pound the prawns with the crumb of a roll moistened with a little of the soup, rub them through a tammy, and mix them by degrees with the soup; add ketchup or anchovy sauce to taste, with a little lemon-juice. When it is well cooked, put in a few picked prawns; let them get thoroughly hot, and serve. If not thick enough, put in a little butter and flour.
📜 From Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861). Public domain.
⭐ Reader Reviews
Honest opinions from readers who have explored this book.
I tried this Prawn Soup this week, and it was a delightful blast from the past. I found the combination of prawns, vinegar, and mace to be surprisingly refreshing, like a seaside picnic in a bowl. The most delightful surprise was the texture — the prawn bodies created a rich, velvety base that was far more sophisticated than I expected from a Victorian recipe. I used canned prawns for convenience, and it turned out beautifully. This soup is perfect for the weeknight cook looking to elevate their midweek meals. It takes about 30 minutes to prepare, and the leftovers are even better the next day. I skipped the anchovy sauce (out of convenience, not distaste) and used lemon juice to brighten the flavors. The result was a comforting, yet elegant soup that my family loved. If you're short on time but want to impress, this Prawn Soup is your secret weapon.
