Cantonese Corn Soup Food

CHINESE CREAMY CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Mince chicken. Mix together with sherry, salt, and egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Add cream style corn, and mix well to blend.
• Preheat a wok or large frying pan to medium high. Add chicken broth and soy sauce, and bring to a boil. Add chicken mixture, and return to boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
• In a cup, mix together water and cornstarch until well blended. Add cornstarch mixture to simmering soup, stirring constantly. Cook for an additional 2 minutes; soup will thicken slightly. Crumble cooked bacon over individual servings.

CHINESE CORN SOUP (鸡蛋玉米羹)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a big pot until warm. Add ginger and white part of green onion. Stir a few times until fragrant.
• Add ground chicken. Stir and cook until the surface turns white. Add sake and salt. Keep cooking until the chicken is almost cooked through.
• Add chicken stock and 2 cups water. Turn to high heat. Cook until bringing to a boil. Add frozen corn and peas. Continue to cook until bringing to a boil again.
• While boiling the soup, combine potato starch with 1/4 cup water in a small bowl.
• Skim the foam from top of the soup if you want it to look prettier (optional). Turn off heat.
• Swirl potato starch slurry into the soup. Mix well.
• Put a spatula (or a fork) against one end of the bowl with the egg in it. Slowly drizzle egg into the soup in a swirling motion.
• Mix the soup again and taste it with a small spoon (be careful, the soup is very hot!). If the soup is not as thick as you'd like, mix a bit more potato starch slurry and add it into the soup. Add more salt to adjust seasoning if necessary.
• Serve warm.

CANTONESE-STYLE SWEETCORN AND CRABMEAT SOUP

Steps:

• Grate corn from the cobs to make about 2 cups. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok or heavy-based saucepan. Sear spring onion and ginger for 30 seconds. Add crab meat, then sprinkle with salt and rice wine and stir lightly. Pour in corn, stock and soy sauce, stirring until soup comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Mix cornflour, water and sesame oil and stir until quite smooth, then add a little hot soup and stir to blend. Tip mixture back into soup, swirling it in evenly. Turn off heat and trail the egg mixture over surface, stirring slowly to break up strands. Add vinegar and taste for salt. Adjust with soy sauce or serve soy sauce and additional vinegar alongside so guests can make their own adjustments. Serve immediately.

CANTONESE CREAMED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Mix the cornstarch with water, stir well, and reserve.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, bring the stock to a boil . Stir in the creamed corn and bring back to a boil, or about 3 minutes.
• Add in the salt, white pepper , sugar, rice wine or sherry , and crabmeat. Cook for about 2 minutes to bring the mixture back to a boil again.
• Give the cornstarch and water mixture a quick stir and then pour into the boiling soup, stirring to thicken. When the soup has thickened, after about 5 minutes, remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Pour the egg whites into the soup in a steady stream and quickly stir in a clockwise direction until the egg whites form thin shreds.
• Taste for seasoning, adding more salt or white pepper if needed. Add the sesame oil and the green onions for garnish, if using.

CANTONESE CREAM CORN FISH FILLET

Steps:

• Season the fish fillets with some salt.
• Mix all the coating ingredients (except for the egg) together.
• Dip the fish fillet into the beaten egg (for coating) and then drench them into the cornflour mix until thoroughly coated.
• In a large pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Fry the fish fillets until golden brown in colour, roughly 5 minutes for each side. Add more oil if needed. Set aside and use a kitchen towel paper to soak up any excess oil.
• In the same pan, pour in the canned cream corn and warm it under medium heat. Once it starts bubbling, turn down to low heat and slowly stir in the beaten egg. Keep stirring until the egg start to form egg ribbons.
• Bring the fish fillets back into the pan and gently toss with the sauce. Garnish with chopped spring onions, if using. Serve immediately.

CANTONESE CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, 1 cup water, 1/3 cup rice wine, and the ginger in large saucepan. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 20 minutes.
• Remove ginger from broth and stir in remaining 3 T. rice wine, the corn and salt. Heat to boiling, then reduce heat to low.
• Dissolve cornstarch in remaining 1/4 cup water and gradually stir into soup. Heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and pour egg whites in thin stream around edge. Stir once and add sesame oil.
• Sprinkle ham over soup in bowls.

CANTONESE SOUP

Steps:

• In large saucepan, lightly brown pork in oil, stirring frequently. Stir in soy sauce, pepper and ginger.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Add chicken broth; simmer 15 minutes.
• Add cabbage and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Garnish each serving with noodles.

CANTONESE CORN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Mince chicken meat. Season with soy sauce, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 2. Beat the egg whites till fluffy, fold into minced chicken.
• 3. Bring stock to boil season with remaining salt and stir in the creamed corn. Cook for 5 minutes.
• 4. Mix the cornstarch and water together to form a paste. Slowly pour into soup to thicken.
• 5. Stir in the chicken mixture till soup is smooth. Cook 3-4 minutes.
• 6. Dish out and sprinkle a sesame oil over. Serve hot. I like to add a twist of freshly ground black pepper and a little black vinegar to my soup.