Sweet corn soup with chicken and sesame toast

Name: Sweet corn soup with chicken and sesame toast
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese,Modern Australian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp grated ginger; 5 garlic cloves, crushed; 6 cobs corn; 1 litre chicken stock; ½ cup Shaoxing cooking wine; 200g chicken mince; 2 tsp salt flakes; 2 spring onions, finely chopped, plus extra to serve; 2 egg whites; ⅓ cup toasted sesame seeds, plus extra to serve; 6 slices white bread; vegetable oil, to shallow fry; chilli oil, to serve

Jessica Brook

August 28, 2024

Two popular Chinese entrees combine for this soup combo.James Moffatt

A twist on the Chinese classic chicken and corn soup. Instead of prawn toasts, we have used chicken mince to make this accompaniment.

Ingredients

1 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp grated ginger
5 garlic cloves, crushed
6 cobs corn
1 litre chicken stock
½ cup Shaoxing cooking wine
200g chicken mince
2 tsp salt flakes
2 spring onions, finely chopped, plus extra to serve
2 egg whites
⅓ cup toasted sesame seeds, plus extra to serve
6 slices white bread
vegetable oil, to shallow fry
chilli oil, to serve

Method

Step 1
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of ginger and 4 of the garlic cloves, and season. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes, or until fragrant. Remove the kernels from the corn, add to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Add stock, Shaoxing and 3 reserved corn cobs. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, or until tender.
Step 2
Meanwhile, for the chicken and sesame toast, combine chicken mince, remaining tablespoon of ginger and the last clove of garlic, salt flakes, spring onions and egg whites in a bowl and mix well. Spread onto the slices of bread. Place sesame seeds on a plate. Press the chicken side of the bread into the sesame seeds.
Step 3
Heat 4cm of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. In batches, cook the toasts, sesame seed side down, for 3 minutes, then turn and cook for a further 3 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. Drain on paper towel.
Step 4
Remove corn cobs from soup and discard. Using a stick blender, blend the soup for 30 seconds, or until partially blended and the liquid thickens. Divide between bowls and top with spring onions, sesame seeds and chilli oil. Cut the toasts on the diagonal into triangles and serve alongside.