Mexican sweetcorn soup with chicken
Recipe for creamy Mexican sweetcorn soup with chicken - an elote-inspired soup.
Servings 4 people
Calories 398kcal
Ingredients
- 600 g sweetcorn, frozen or tinned
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 fresh jalapeño, finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder (optional)
- 600-700 ml stock – chicken or vegetable
- 500 g chicken breast
- 100 ml cream
- 1 lime, juice of
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- Oil
To serve
- Coriander and jalapeños
- Bread (optional)
- Feta (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a large saucepan and fry 1/3 of the sweetcorn over a fairly high heat until it browns slightly. Set a little aside for topping and leave the rest in the pan.
- Turn down the heat, add the onion, garlic and jalapeño and fry until the onion is translucent.
- Sprinkle over the spices, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and heat through briefly.
- Add the remaining 2/3 of the sweetcorn, pour in the stock, lay the chicken in the soup and put the lid on. Let the soup simmer for about 15 minutes - or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Lift out the chicken and shred the meat with 2 forks.
- Pour 2/3 of the soup into a blender – make sure you get both liquid and plenty of sweetcorn. Blend until the soup is completely smooth. This needs a proper jug blender - a stick blender won't manage it:)*You can also blend the whole batch if you prefer.
- Pour the blended soup back into the pan with the shredded chicken and the cream, and heat through well. Add more stock if you would like a thinner soup.
- Season the soup to taste with lime juice, salt and freshly ground pepper.
- If you like, top the soup with crumbled feta, fresh coriander, jalapeños and a little of the fried sweetcorn, plus a drizzle of olive oil – and serve with a little bread on the side if you wish.
Nutrition
Calories: 398kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 714mg | Potassium: 961mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1053IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg