This is a classic Chinese restaurant favourite. Chinese chicken soup is simple to make, healthy and delicious! Preparing the soup is quicker than calling for a takeaway and so much more satisfying.
Chinese chicken soup is my daughter's favourite winter dish at the moment, although she calls it chicken and sweetcorn soup. My husband started this father-daughter winter ritual a few years ago. They may only have it occasionally but I hate it. They go to the supermarket and buy a can of soup for their bonding meal. I am opposed to soup in a can for so many reasons!
Chicken sweetcorn soup from a can doesn't even taste like chicken, corn or soup! It just tastes like artificial, tin flavoured, goop. Even the consistency is gross. A few weeks ago Anais wanted to buy the offending soup whilst we were shopping. I told her I would make her a proper Chinese Chicken Soup. She gave me the usual "roll of the eyes", but let the argument go.
In all honesty, I haven't made a Chinese chicken sweetcorn soup for years. I love the flavour of the soup, and how nourishing and homely, it tastes, but somehow I just don't think to make it. It's a shame because this is a super easy recipe which can be made on the stove top or in the Thermomix.
Anyway, I knew the recipe would need to be good to win Anais over. I was rather nervous when I put the completed bowl of Chinese chicken soup on the table for her. As soon as she sat down she smiled.
"Yum, it looks and smells amazing!" she said.
She tried the first mouthful and then got up to give me a big hug. "This is the best!" she said.
Brett arrived home and Anais was the first to greet him. "Dad, you've got to try mums chicken sweetcorn soup," she said as soon as he stepped through the front door.
My husband is always being greeted in this manner so he made himself comfortable at the table and tried the soup. The verdict was unanimous! The toughest critics had tried my sweetcorn soup and given it a big "thumbs up."
The rest of my family shares my food tastes (snobbery) and wouldn't touch a can of soup if it was the last item in the pantry. So it was a foregone conclusion that a homemade Chinese chicken soup would be a winner.
Chinese Chicken Soup with Sweetcorn (Thermomix)
Ingredients
- 5 gm garlic
- 7 gm fresh ginger
- 1 litre chicken stock Campbells real stock
- 2 x 300 gm creamed corn
- 250 gm chicken thigh fillets cut into 1-2cm wide strips
- 1 Tbs soy sauce light
- 1 Tbs Chinese cooking wine
- 6 green shallots sliced
- 1 Tbs cornflour
- 50 ml cold water
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 pinch white pepper
Instructions
- Place ginger and garlic in TM bowl. Mince 3 sec/Speed 9.
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add stock, chicken, soy sauce, Chinese wine, creamed corn, pepper and ½ the shallot to the TM bowl. Cook 20min/Varoma/Speed 1.
- While the soup is cooking, crack eggs into a small glass bowl and beat with a fork until combined. reserve.
- In another small bowl combine the water and cornflour until smooth.
- When the chicken soup has finished cooking, add the cornflour liquid to the soup. Heat 2min/100 degrees/Speed 2.
- Turn the TM onto 1min/100 degrees/Speed 1. While the machine is running, remove the MC and drizzle the whisked egg into the soup through the hole in the lid.
- Allow the soup to stand for 3 minutes. The egg will cook in the soup in strands and help thicken the soup and add texture.
- Ladle the soup into serving bowls.
- Garnish with reserved shallot and a ½ teaspoon sesame oil.
Notes
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I will be making this soup more often during the colder months. It's such a simple, healthy meal to make. The preparation time is about 5 minutes and the Thermomix cooks and stirs for 20 minutes. I don't know too many recipes which are as easy and delicious.
If you're looking for another soup recipe, my family also enjoy this Pumpkin Soup w Chorizo Dust.
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Cameron says
Hi I notice you don't use the reverse setting in step 3. Will it turn the chicken to mush?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Cameron
I use the reverse blade when Im cooking chicken for a longer period of time and I need it to remain in chunks. This is true for curries ets. I also always use chicken thigh fillets as they stay together better than chicken breast. So the method above works perfectly for this recipe.
Thank you for your question. I'm sure a lot of people would wonder the same.
Julie
Carole says
Thank you Julie, sounds delicious wondering how do I cream the corn
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Carole
Creamed corn is a canned product we get in Australia. To make the recipe without this product simply put 3/4 of the corn in the Thermomix prior to step one and blitz until it's a puree.
Happy cooking
Julie
Lesley Dubbelde says
This soup is the absolute best! so easy, so delicious. Love it
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Lesley
Thank you for your lovely comment. I am so pleased you enjoyed the soup.
Happy Cooking
J
toby says
Hi, this recipe looks great! just to check, does the chicken go in the veroma or is it jsut the speed that is on veroma?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi There 🙂
The chicken goes in the bowl and the soup is cooked at Varoma temperature. I know it's a little confusing. When we use the Varoma Dish I will always mention the Varoma dish or Varoma Tray.
Happy Cooking
j
Veronica says
I had a really bad cold last Friday and this soup was like a warm hug I pretty sure it is the reason for my speedy recovery!
Kylie Bertucci says
Fantastic soup Julie! My husband makes this for us and does an awesome job. Thanks for sharing.
Bruno Bertucci says
For real - this is THE BOMB!
I love it! So easy and SOOOOOO tasty!!!
Julie Carlyle says
Wow! Thank you so much for your kind comments.
You have made my day 🙂
Anna says
Delicious! Enjoyed by all at dinner. Fresh, healthy & tasty!
Bernie says
Can i replace the creamed corn with steamed corn cob?
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Bernie, you can replace the creamed corn with corn but it will be a clearer soup with a little less crunched corn flavour through the broth. Creamed corn is nicer in the soup.
Liv says
Thank you for sharing this recipe. Very easy and super tasty.
Audrey from Canada says
This soup Is very good. My husband is travelling a lot in Asia and he tells me that the taste is the same. Thank you.
Julie Carlyle says
Thank you so much for your kind message. I am so pleased you and your husband enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Troy says
This is a fantastic recipe and soup. I also chuck in a full chilli just to give it a little bit of heat.
Julie Carlyle says
Awesome! I’m so pleased you enjoyed the recipe!!!
Donna M says
Seriously amazeballs! So tasty,filling and almost carb free! ?
Julie Carlyle says
Thanks so much for your kind comment. I’m so pleased you enjoyed the recipe ??
Simone says
WOW!!!
This is delicious, have a sick child and husband so thought this would be a goody for them. Went down a treat all round.
Julie Carlyle says
I'm so pleased the family enjoyed the soup Simone. I hope your little one is feeling better soon 🙂
Sham says
Loved this recipie
Julie Carlyle says
Thanks so much for coming back and letting me know xxx
Hannah says
I didn’t have any Chinese cooking wine or the like so I left it out all together and was still delicious! Would this freeze well?
Julie Carlyle says
I'm so pleased you liked the soup. You can freeze this but it will be a slightly different consistency on heating.
Deanne says
Really enjoyed this soup it was easy to make. Will definitely be making this again?
Julie Carlyle says
Thank you so much Deanne for coming back and sharing, it really pleases me to know that you enjoyed my recipe 🙂
Rebecca says
Delicious!!! Even had my husband go back for seconds
Julie Carlyle says
Im so pleased you both enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Pip says
Delicious! Great quick comfort food
Julie Carlyle says
Thank you so much Pip 🙂 I'm so pleased you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
Karen Reeves says
Ignore my comment just worked it out .. sorry ? oops
Julie Carlyle says
No problem Karen, The sesame oil is just to add a finishing flavour. I hope you enjoyed the soup 🙂 Julie
Karen Reeves says
There is no mention of adding the sesame oil .. assume this is step 3 ?
Mike says
This was freaken excellent ! Thanks for the write up and search connection google 😉 Will definitely be tying some of your other receipts too.
Belinda says
This was delicious! I added some leftover fresh corn on the cob I had on hand too. Couldn’t stop at 1 bowl full.
Julie Carlyle says
That's so fabulous to hear Belinda! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
Barb says
This is the best Chinese chicken and corn soup ever! So easy to make and so jummy! Thank you!
Julie Carlyle says
I’m so pleased you liked the soup! I will be sharing more soup recipes as we come Not winter ?? julie
Margaret says
Sounds wonderful. I am going to try it..
Susan Eastburn says
Amazing soup and so easy to make!
Julie Carlyle says
Thank you so much Susan ????