Kathy #1 - Chicken Corn Soup (Zwt - Asia)

Submitted by twissis

"My sister, Kathy, gained her Asian cooking expertise 1st-hand when she, her DH & her in-laws lived in Taiwan for a time. This is the 1st of several recipes she considers her favorites. Her source for this so tasty & easy to fix soup was "Wei-Chuan Cookbook" by Huang Su Huei."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 8 1 cup servings
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 4 ounces chicken breasts
• 1 egg white
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups creamed corn
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 2 egg whites (beaten with fork)
• 1 ounce ham (minced) (optional)

directions

1. Finely chop chicken breast. Mix w/1 egg white & 1/2 cup water. Set aside.
2. Heat stock & next 5 ingredients.
3. Add chicken mixture & bring to a boil.
4. Add cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water.
5. Slowly add beaten egg whites while stirring soup constantly. Add ham if desired & serve.

Reviews

[kiwidutch]

Excellent! I used homemade chicken stock and some leftover roasted chicken that I made a couple of days ago. I cut the chicken bits a bit big so it sank to the bottom of the bowl, but never nind it tasted great. I saw fresh corn in the supermarket and it's not readily available and when it is its often not looking it's best becuase they insist on peeling back whole chunks of corn husk, so it dries out really fast. I went a little overboard and bought up a bundle of them since these looked fresher than most I have seen and now I'm on a sweetcorn binge. Creamed corn isn't easy to find here but thats easily solved by cutting the corn off the husk, cookig it gently in a tiny amount of water, sugar and butter and then taking the stick blender to it. WOW I enjoyed my lunch today. Please see my rating system: 5 stars for an easy and great taste of fresh corn and chicken at their best, Thanks!

 

[jhaynes2]

The soup is quick, easy, low-fat, and really tasty! It reminds me of egg drop soup from Chinese restaurants. I added a little more chicken and omitted the ham because I was out of it. I didn't do anything from scratch. I bought pre-made chicken stock, a rotisserie chicken from my grocery store (Kroger), and creamed corn. I made a lot of short-cuts, but it was still delicious! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Really great soup, twiss, this similar the corn soups served at Asian restaurants, I did increase the chicken breast amount, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten :)

 

[Michelle F.]

For those who couldn't handle the salt there's an easy remedy: use low sodium stock and omit the added salt.

 

[wallacecsd]

Five-star all the way! Easy, tasty, low in calories and very versatile. I added a dash of onion powder and a little more salt. The canned cream corn I chose had tough kernels, so I'm going to look for a brand that has a tender 'chew'. Others' remarks about adding bits of other veggies/meats sound very good...it's such a delicious base soup that all kinds of alterations would do well.