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Chinese Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 
Servings: 6
Author: Dianne
Ingredients
Soup
  • 1 lb. Minced Chicken or chicken pieces May substitute with meat of choice
  • 10 cups Chicken Broth
  • 10 cloves Garlic grated
  • 2 - 3 Tbsp Ginger grated
  • 15 oz. can Whole Kernel Corn along with other vegetable of choice if desired
  • 3 Eggs beaten
  • optional Vermicelli Noodles
  • 1 Tbsp. Cornstarch or more to thicken
Sauce
  • 2 stalks Scallion cut fine (divided) save some for garnishing
  • 1/2 - 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper cut fine
  • 2 Tbsp. Oil
  • 3 Tbsp. Dark or Mushroom Soy Sauce
Instructions
  1. Pre-cook chicken in a non-stick skillet using a little oil. If using mince, try and crush to crumble as you cook.

  2. Place chicken broth in a deep pot, add garlic and ginger. bring to a boil and slowly pour in beaten eggs while stirring.

  3. Add corn and vermicelli noodles along with other vegetables if using.

  4. Dilute cornstarch, add while stirring until slightly thickens. Add chicken.

  5. To make the sauce, add some of the scallion and the pepper to a small ramekin or bowl. Heat up the oil in a small pot. Pour the hot oil on the scallion and pepper, then add the soy sauce.

  6. When serving, garnish with scallion and add just a little bit of the sauce at a time until desired taste.