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Sweetcorn and chicken soup

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  • Sweetcorn and chicken soup
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Ingredients

  • For the soup:

  • 1 leek, green parts too if you have 'em, Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please sliced in half, thoroughly washed
  • 1 carrot, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped in half
  • 7cm hunk fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp whole coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
  • 2 chicken breasts on the bone, with skin
  • 3 (400g) tins creamed corn
  • 2 chicken Technique: Stock Cube Knorr Stock Cubes are are made with carefully-selected herbs and spices to enhance the natural flavour of fresh ingredients. Try crumbling into olive oil and rubbing on meat or chicken to lock in the flavours. I know this Teach me, please stock cubes , crumbled
  • 3 tbsps finely Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped ginger
  • 4 spring onions, Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped finely, white and green parts (reserve some green for final garnish)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 56g corn flour
  • 60ml cold water
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Soy sauce, for serving
  • Cook's Tools: Cheesecloth

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Sweetcorn and chicken soup

1) Pour 2.25L water into a big stock pot and bring to a boil over high heat. While it's coming to temp, throw in the leek, carrot and hunk of ginger. Place the coriander and peppercorns into a small square of cheesecloth. Tie with kitchen string and add to the pot.

2) Skin the chicken breasts, remove any excess fat and throw the chicken breasts into the pot. Allow the whole lot to come to a boil, and then turn it down and simmer, covered, until the chicken is cooked and tender, 20-30 minutes.

3) Remove the chicken and allow to cool. Strain the stock and discard the leeks, carrots, ginger and cheesecloth sachet.

4) Return the stock to medium heat. Add the creamed corn, bouillon cubes, ginger-garlic paste, spring onions and sesame oil. Keep the soup at a gentle simmer while you remove the chicken from the bone and shred finely using a fork (or you can just Technique: Slicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even pieces or strips. I know this Teach me, please slice it really thinly.)

5) Turn up the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. In a small bowl or measuring Measurement: Cup A cup is an American imperial measurement used to measure all your ingredients, from milk and water through to flour, fruit and vegetables. Search online for metric conversions. I know this Buy cups cup , mix the corn flour with the water until smooth. Add half to the soup whilst stirring. Allow to boil until it's thickened to the soup consistency of your liking (if it doesn't thicken, add the remaining slurry.)

6) Turn the heat back down to medium. In another small bowl, beat the egg whites with a little water. Stir the soup in circles as you add the egg whites in a steady stream; it should form pretty white wisps on the surface of the soup.

7) Add the shredded chicken and rice vinegar. Cook for 5 minutes, allowing everything to warm through. Taste for seasoning.

Serve with a splash of soy sauce and some of the reserved spring onion greens.