Holstein Crayfish Soup
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 funt beef
- 1/2 funt veal shank
- 1/4 stakan pearl barley
- 1 tbsp butter
- morels
- 1/2 funt asparagus
- 1 head cauliflower
- 15 crayfish
- 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 stakan milk or cream
- 2 egg yolks (liaison)
- 1/4 stakan cream (liaison)
- nutmeg
Instructions
- Cook a light white bouillon; cook barley with scalded morels in it.
- Cook asparagus and cauliflower separately; stuff crayfish shells with forcemeat and a tail.
- Combine all, boil once, finish with a yolk-cream liaison, and serve.