Description
Warm Chinese chicken and sweet corn soup delights palates with comforting flavors from traditional kitchens. Silky broth, tender chicken, and sweet corn kernels combine in a soul-soothing bowl you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) chicken, shredded
- 300 grams (10.6 ounces) sweet corn (1 can)
- 960 milliliters (4 cups) chicken broth
Vegetables:
- 150 grams (5.3 ounces) onion, diced
- 6 grams (2 cloves) garlic, minced
- 130 grams (1 cup) carrots, diced
- 130 grams (1 cup) celery, diced
Seasonings and Garnish:
- 6 grams (1 teaspoon) salt
- 1.5 grams (1/2 teaspoon) pepper
- 15 grams (1 tablespoon) soy sauce (optional)
- 20 grams green onions, sliced (for garnish)
Instructions
- Warm a spacious cooking vessel over medium-high temperature, drizzling a thin layer of oil to coat the bottom.
- Gently sauté chopped onions, minced garlic, diced carrots, and sliced celery until vegetables transform into a soft, translucent medley and release their aromatic essence.
- Introduce shredded cooked chicken and golden sweet corn kernels into the vegetable mixture, stirring to create a harmonious blend.
- Cascade chicken broth into the pot, complementing with judicious pinches of salt, ground pepper, and a splash of soy sauce for depth of flavor.
- Elevate the liquid to a robust boil, then immediately reduce heat, allowing the soup to simmer gently for approximately 20 minutes, enabling ingredients to meld and intensify their collective taste profile.
- Conduct a careful taste evaluation, fine-tuning seasonings to achieve a perfectly balanced flavor landscape.
- Transfer the steaming soup into serving bowls, crowning each portion with delicate, emerald-hued green onion slices for a fresh, vibrant finish.
Notes
- Boost flavor by using homemade chicken broth instead of store-bought for deeper, richer taste.
- Swap regular chicken with rotisserie or leftover roasted chicken to save time and add more depth.
- Make this soup gluten-free by using tamari sauce instead of traditional soy sauce and checking broth ingredients.
- For a protein-packed version, add beaten eggs during the last few minutes of cooking to create silky egg ribbons throughout the soup.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 125 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg