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Asian Chicken, Corn & Noodle Soup

There’s something about rainy days that makes you crave for soup. Although it is no longer winter, spring in Orange somehow attracts lots of rain and the residual chilly temparature from winter still lingers. I couldn’t help but to say BRRRRRRRRRR at the thought of the weather I’ve been enduring of late.

Despite my minor whinge, the plus side of a (tolerable) chilly weather is I can still layer my outfits. Thankfully long sleeves & thick cardigans are still weather appropriate otherwise how on earth am I going to hide my baby lovehandles and flamingo arms developed over the course of winter?

I’m not the type to go on a full fletched celebrity diet like Atkins or raw food diet. The furthest I might go on “dieting” probably eating less or others may call eating with moderation. 😛  I must say I might have overindulged during winter under the pretext of needing all the sweets, cakes and dessert I can buy/bake to keep me warm.

Anyway back to my chicken corn soup. As you may know it is more an appetizer rather than a meal. Although I do like the idea of myself cooking 2 course meal (mainly main course & dessert if I do), I don’t really make appetizers at home. That said, there’s nothing stopping me from turning a popular Asian appetizer into a main course by adding strands of spaghetti right? While most chicken corn soup recipes require canned creamed corn, honestly, it is one of those ingredients that I rarely use.  So frozen sweet corns kernels are my substitute for creamed corn and guess what, I personally don’t think it makes any huge difference.

Overall, it’s a pretty easy recipe and perfect for cold rainy days. Enjoy!

 

 

Asian Chicken, Corn & Noodle Soup

(A Fuss Free Cooking recipe)

Generous servings to 2-3 people

Ingredients:

  • 500g frozen sweet corn kernels
  • 1 litre chicken broth (homemade or storebought)
  • 200g chicken breasts, thinly sliced
  • 100g spaghetti
  • 1 spring onion, knotted (picture above)
  • 1/2 inch thick ginger, peeled
  • 1 1/2 tbsps cornstarch
  • 5 tbsps water
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 3 tbsps soy sauce
  • 1 drop sesame oil
  • some white peppper
  • some chopped spring onion for garnish

Methods:

1. Bring to boil chicken stock into a pot together with ginger and knotted spring onion on medium flame. Tilt the lid a little to ensure the stock does not overflow.

2. In the meantime, pour some boiling over 2 cups of the sweet corn (keep the rest aside) and use a food processor to process until fine & creamy. (Remember to keep an eye on the stock).

3. Tip  in the sliced chicken breasts, blended corn mixture and the remaining unblended sweet corn kernels into the soup. You can also add the spaghetti broken into short pieces into the soup as well.  It should take about the same time for the spaghetti and chicken to cook.

4. Once the chicken is cooked and pasta is soft, remove the knotted spring onion and ginger. Add soy sauce and a little salt to taste. It all depends on how salty the stock is as you may need to skip the salt if you use pre-made stock.

5. Mix cornstarch and 5 tbsps of water and set aside. Increase the flame until the soup is bubbling vigorously, pour the cornstarch mixture and stir well.

6. Keep the soup bubbling until slightly thickens. Then pour the lightly beaten egg over the soup and stir gently.

7. Lower the heat, add a tiny drop of sesame oil and white pepper. Garnish with spring onion (optional) and serve immediately as the spaghetti will continue to expand the longer it stays in the soup.

Emily’s note: If you think you’re not going to finish the soup immediately, cook the spaghetti separately and add it in  individual soup bowl when serving. This way you don’t have to worry about the spaghetti getting expanded and becomes overcooked in the soup.

<Added on 20th May 2011> Also, the color of the soup may vary depending the type (or brand) of soy sauce you use.  I have people asked me about the color of their soups looked slightly darker than mine. For this recipe, I used Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce by Kikkoman.


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  1. Susi says

    September 14, 2010 at 3:38 pm

    This soup sounds delicious and comforting! My family would love this recipe. Thanks for sharing :o)

    Reply
  2. Tanantha @ I Just Love My Apron says

    September 14, 2010 at 8:24 pm

    oh Emily, I too crave hot soup on a cold day but I can eat it anytime of the year 😀
    This soup looks so inviting especially it’s chilly here today. I can’t believe summer has come to an end!

    Reply
  3. A Little Yumminess says

    September 14, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    This is a yummy yummy classic. I love it with diced green chillies in soy sauce

    Reply
  4. Juliana says

    September 21, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    This soup looks so delicious, so comforting…yummie!

    Reply
  5. Kathryn says

    September 24, 2010 at 8:49 pm

    I love this time of year- it’s the perfect soup weather! I recently made tortellini sausage soup, but your soup looks WAY better!

    Reply
  6. Marisa says

    September 28, 2010 at 6:08 am

    I always enjoy this as starter at our local Chinese restaurant and think it would make a great main course!

    So glad you used “normal” corn instead of the creamed corn – the creamed corn always looks so yucky to me. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Kaleelah says

    November 23, 2010 at 1:06 am

    Thanks for the recipe…already made it twice and it will undoubtedly be a staple in the winter soup rotation.

    Reply
  8. vietfoodrecipes says

    March 6, 2011 at 12:52 am

    it looks clean and healthy! great soup to try when corn is in season

    Reply
  9. Jacqui says

    February 17, 2014 at 9:02 am

    This recipe is AMAZING !! i have just made my first batch, it smells and taste perfect. I doubled the recipe so i could freeze some and take it to uni. I encourage anyone to try. very cheap and healthy! will definitely make over and over again and pass this recipe on thank you.

    Reply
    • Emily says

      February 17, 2014 at 9:21 am

      Thanks for your wonderful feedback, Jacqui! 🙂 Emily x

      Reply

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