Sweet Corn Soup

Creamy sweet corn soup is the perfect dish to add charm to a rainy evening. This soup is basically an Indo-Chinese dish. However, you can add different vegetables and beans to give it a personal touch.

Health Benefits

Aside from its sweet flavor, sweet corn also offers several health benefits. It contains vitamin B9 or folate, which aids in improving cardiovascular health. The skins of sweet corn kernels are a rich source of fiber, which is important for optimum digestion and  in maintaining gut health.

Energy                  86 Kcal

Protein                 2.9 g

Carbohydrates  24 g

Dietary Fiber      2.5 g

Potassium           239 mg

Fat                         3.3 g

Sodium                705 mg

Cholesterol         0 mg

Ingredients

tablespoon olive oil: 1

g unsalted butter: 50

cup sweet corn kernels, fresh or frozen: 1/4

teaspoon corn flour: 2

tablespoon spring onions, fine chopped (white and light green parts only): 1

cup carrot, fine chopped: 1/4

medium potato, coarsely chopped: 1

garlic cloves--crushed: 1

medium onion, fine chopped (or 150 g onion powder): 1

ml chicken or vegetable stock: 600

teaspoon vinegar: 1

cup black beans, washed and fine chopped: 1/4

cup corn kernels, frozen or fresh: 1/4

teaspoon sugar: 1/4

salt and black pepper, as needed (for taste)

cup fresh cream (optional): 1/4

g plain corn chips (optional): 50

How To Make Sweet Corn Soup

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and melt butter.
2. Add ginger, garlic, potato, and onion pieces and cook for 5 minutes until the ingredients soften.
3. Add sweet corn kernels, carrots, black beans, and spring onions. Cook for another two minutes.
4. Add stock to the saucepan and bring to a boil.
5. Lower the heat and cook for 5 more minutes until potato pieces are cooked through.
6. Combine vinegar, sugar, corn flour, and fresh cream in a small bowl and pour into the saucepan.
7. Add salt and black pepper to taste, stir to combine, and simmer for 5 minutes.
8. Transfer sweet corn soup to a serving bowl and garnish with spring onion greens and corn chips.
9. Serve in a tumbler and enjoy!

Store the Sweet Corn Soup in an insulated flask, one that will keep soup fresh and hot for a few hours.

Trivia

• Sweet corn plants are no more than 5-6 feet in height.
• On a corn cob, there’s a single strand of silk for each kernel.
• If you don’t use or freeze sweet corn immediately, its sugar content will turn into starch.
• The production of sweet corn in the US has raised concerns, since most fields are producing genetically modified sweet corn.

Corn smut is safe to consume.