Singapore noodles with shrimps & Chinese cabbage
This Chinese-takeaway favourite is much tastier and healthier when made at home – and quicker, too
Curried sweetcorn soup with chicken
Serves 4
Easy
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This twist on the traditional Chinese sweetcorn soup has a subtle curry flavour. It's delicious, quick and easy to prepare
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- 450g fresh sweetcorn cobor 280g/ 10oz canned sweetcorn, drained
- 225g skinless, chicken breaststhinly sliced into long shreds
- 1 egg whiteplus 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tsp cornflour
- 1.2l chicken stock
- 1 tbsp Shaohsing rice wineor dry Sherry
- 1 tbsp curry powderor paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 spring onionsfinely chopped, to garnish
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal246
- fat6glow
- saturates1g
- carbs18g
- sugars3g
- fibre4g
- protein28g
- salt2.2g
Method
step 1
If you’re using fresh corn, wash the cobs and remove the kernels with a sharp knife or cleaver. Put in a bowl and set aside – you should end up with about 280g.
step 2
Mix the chicken shreds with the egg white, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sesame oil and 1 tsp cornflour in a small bowl and chill for 15 mins. Beat the whole egg and remaining sesame oil together in another small bowl and set aside.
step 3
Bring the stock to a simmer in a large pan, add the sweetcorn and simmer for 10 mins, uncovered. Meanwhile, bring a small pan of water to the boil. Turn off the heat and quickly blanch the chicken shreds until they just turn white – about 20 secs. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain well.
step 4
Add the Shaohsing rice wine to the stock with the curry powder, 1 tsp salt, the sugar and the remaining cornflour pre-mixed with 2 tsp water. Bring it back to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for another 5 mins.
step 5
Add the blanched chicken shreds, then add the egg and sesame oil mixture in a very slow, thin stream. Using a chopstick or fork, pull the egg slowly into strands.
step 6
Ladle into a large bowl, garnish with the spring onions and serve straight away.
