Curried sweetcorn soup with chicken
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 450g fresh sweetcorn cob or 280g/ 10oz canned sweetcorn, drained
- 225g skinless, chicken breasts, thinly sliced into long shreds
- 1 egg white, plus 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tsp cornflour
- 1.2l chicken stock
- 1 tbsp Shaohsing rice wine or dry Sherry
- 1 tbsp curry powder or paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 spring onions, finely chopped, to garnish
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.
