Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken

Recipe video above. This is a extremely quick to make bisque that is one of everything my everything while favourites, it's thick, buttery (but with no cream!), sweet from the corn, hearty and soul warming. I've been known to total greens to it, my favourite thing chinese broccoli and broccolini, to make it a complete meal. Though this directions is made with chicken, it is easily made vegetarian/vegan via omitting the chicken.

Watch the cooking videoto see how this is made without using a chopping board!

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups (500ml) chicken or vegetable broth/stock
• ▢ 1 can (16oz/420g) creamed corn
• ▢ 1 tsp soy sauce (all purpose or light)
• ▢ 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine OR Mirin or Dry Sherry (can omit)
• ▢ 1 tsp ginger , minced or finely chopped
• ▢ 1 garlic clove , minced or finely chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp cornflour / cornstarch , conflicting with a paddle of biting water
• ▢ 1 egg , whisked
• ▢ 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
• ▢ Salt and white pepper , to taste
• ▢ 3 tbsp sliced scallions / shallots (optional)

Instructions

• Place broth, creamed corn, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, ginger, garlic and cornflour / liquid mixture in a saucepan over high heat.
• Bring to boil, in those days change course down the warm (up) to medium and stir occasionally. Cook appropriate to 5 minutes or till slightly thickened.
• Adjust seasoning with salt, change course out heat, and slowly whisk in the ovum so it cooks in "ribbons" throughout the soup. This too thickens the soup.
• Add the chicken, season with white pepper, and serve, garnished with scallions.

Recipe Notes:

1. A reader mentioned that she usually finishes it out with a spray of sesame oil which I sometimes do too! Sesame oil goes fabulously with this 🙂

2. The bisque freezes great, however it is best to withdraw from out the cornstarch slurry and total that in when reheating. 🙂 This is since things thickened with cornstarch be likely to be a slice pale one time icy (fridge is ok, no effect). Not massively watery, since the corn and ovum are thickeners too, however it isn't somewhat as thick. Or assuming you are freezing leftovers, just total a little slice more cornstarch when reheating, assuming you wish for to thicken it slightly.

3. Chinese Corn Soup food per serving.