Recipe: Tasty Crab and Fresh Sweetcorn Soup

Crab and Fresh Sweetcorn Soup. A simple Chinese dish and always a popular favourite. I thought it would be interesting to restore the dish to its simplicity and reliance on good, fresh ingredients. Now give the soup a good stir, remove the spoon and slowly trickle in the beaten egg white so that it forms long.

Pass the beaten egg through a fine sieve held over the soup to create strings of egg in the soup. A simple Crab and sweetcorn soup recipe for you to cook a great meal for family or friends. Place the stock and ginger in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. You can have Crab and Fresh Sweetcorn Soup using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Crab and Fresh Sweetcorn Soup

1. It's 300 Gr of Fresh Sweetcorn - removed from Cob - if you have to can use Tinned.
2. Prepare 1 Tbls of Olive Oil.
3. You need 3 of Spring Onions - really finely chopped.
4. It's 2.5 cm of fresh Ginger - chopped into Matchsticks.
5. Prepare 250 Gr of Crab meat - as lumpy and whole as possible.
6. Prepare 1 Ltr of Chicken Stock.
7. It's 1 Tsp of Corn Flour (mix with 4 tbsp of the chicken stock to form a paste).
8. It's 1 of Large Egg.
9. It's 1 Tbls of Sesame Seeds.
10. You need 1 of Red Chilli very finely chopped.

We recommend you use a proprietary Brand name tinned corn = consistency. Green Giant is best, closely followed by Crabmeat and Sweetcorn soup is truly a Cantonese Classic, and is made from the delicious and subtle blending of crab meat and sweetcorn. Fresh crab is in season, as is sweetcorn, so this is a timely choice for a fast weeknight supper. This recipe uses crab sticks, not whole crab, and a few crab claws.

Crab and Fresh Sweetcorn Soup step by step

1. Put 220 Gr of the sweetcorn into a food processor and blend to a smooth purée..
2. Put the oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the spring onion and ginger and fry for 3-4 minutes, until the onion is softened, Do NOT Brown.
3. Add the crabmeat, sweetcorn purée and the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for five minutes.
4. Add the remaining whole sweetcorn and the cornflour paste and cook and Stir until thickened..
5. Pass the beaten egg through a fine sieve held over the soup to create strings of egg in the soup. They should make strands..
6. Put into 4 bowls and add a few more Spring onions, Sesame seeds and the Chilli to garnish.

Makes a great starter to your Chinese meal. If you don't have crab claws, a few peeled prawns also work well with this dish. Place shelled crab meat in bottom of soup bowl and pour chowder on top. There are a few simple steps you have to take to ensure your vegetables and herbs will stay vibrant, fresh and full of flavour. Easy peasy crab and sweetcorn soup.