Recipes

Sweet Corn Soup

November - 29 - 2015
2
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 20

1 medium sized corn cob ½ tsp freshly ground or crushed black pepper 1 tsp chopped celery, skip if you don't have celery 1 tbsp chopped spring onions/scallions or shallots 1 tbsp oil (olive or sunflower) 2 cups veg stock ½ tbsp corn starch in 2 tbsp water salt as required

2
Preparation: 20
Cooking: 20

Ingredients

1 medium sized corn cob ½ tsp freshly ground or crushed black pepper 1 tsp chopped celery, skip if you don't have celery 1 tbsp chopped spring onions/scallions or shallots 1 tbsp oil (olive or sunflower) 2 cups veg stock ½ tbsp corn starch in 2 tbsp water salt as required

Method

  1. Boil the corn cobs.
  2. Scrape the corn kernels from the cob.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, saute the spring onions if using them till they become transparent.
  4. Add the chopped celery and saute for a minute, add the corn paste and stir, add veg stock stir and allow the soup to come to a boil.
  5. Add the black pepper & salt, stir & simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  6. Add the corn starch paste, stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes more till the soup thickens.
  7. Check the seasoning and serve hot sweet corn soup.
  8. Garnish sweet corn soup with some chopped celery or spring onions greens.
  9. The sweet corn soup goes very well with some garlic or toasted bread.