Lobster and coconut soup with ginger

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One of Delia's cheats that turns a good soup into a brilliant one. Lobster bisque is an excellent cheat for using as a strong seafood stock; adding coconut milk to it is genius.

Ingredients

• 415 g can of quality lobster bisque soup. Baxters is probably the best, but most supermarket 'own-brands' are as good.
• Half of a 415g can of coconut milk - freeze the other half for next time
• 1 tablespoon of very lazy ginger, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• Grated zest from half a lime
• Handful of chopped coriander leaves

Method

1. Heat the soup, coconut milk and the ginger in a large pan
2. Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes
3. Just before serving, stir in the lime and the fish sauce
4. Garnish with coriander and serve

Serving suggestions

Serve with crusty bread

Variations

Add a handful of prawns at the last minute to make this a really special meal.