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Creamed Sweetcorn - Has anyone seen any?

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  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    edited 17 May 2009 at 9:01PM
    Me too! I've tried ASDA, Sainsbury's and Somerfield and no luck. However, seeing as you lot can get it, here's my recipe.

    CHICKEN & SWEET CORN SOUP

    Serves 2

    INGREDIENTS

    1 egg
    1 chicken breast (either fresh or leftover from a roasted chicken)
    1 tablespoon of sunflower oil (if you are using a fresh chicken breast)
    200g (½ a 400g tin) of creamed sweet corn
    500ml of water
    1 chicken stock cube
    Ground pepper to taste

    METHOD

    Break the egg into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell. Mix up the egg.

    If you are using a fresh chicken breast, cut it into very thin strips. Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat. Fry the chicken for about 5 minutes until it is cooked thoroughly. Stir frequently to stop it sticking.

    If you are using a leftover roasted chicken breast, tear it into very thin strips.

    Put the chicken and sweet corn into a saucepan on a medium heat. Add the water and the stock cube. Mix thoroughly. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat until it is just boiling (simmering). Continue to cook, stirring as the mixture boils, for about 10 to 15 minutes.

    Slowly pour the egg into the soup, stirring gently all the time to form ‘strings' of cooked egg. If the soup reaches the desired consistency before you’ve added all of the egg, stop adding the egg.

    Season with the pepper.

    ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES

    Add ½ a tablespoon of cornflour mixed with a little water towards the end to thicken the soup if desired.

    If you somehow manage to completely forget the chicken, you have still made Creamed Sweet Corn Soup.
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • mouseymousey99
    mouseymousey99 Posts: 1,868 Forumite
    Hi - Have you tried any local ethnic type supermarkets? My local Chinese supermarket stocks it. Good luck
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    Update. Following Weezl's advice, I checked in Tesco's, Yate and have finally managed to get a 400ml tin! What with this and the price reduced but very plump chicken from ASDA, I might just get some of this soup myself at long last!
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • Forgetful
    Forgetful Posts: 1,729 Forumite
    yes try the chinese supermarkets
  • Chris25
    Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite
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    Me too! I've tried ASDA, Sainsbury's and Somerfield and no luck. However, seeing as you lot can get it, here's my recipe.

    CHICKEN & SWEET CORN SOUPServes 2
    METHOD

    Break the egg into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell.
    .
    :rotfl: :rotfl: just made me laugh

    My daughter will love the recipe, have printed it off for her :)
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
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    You wouldn't want to leave any in there, would you? My recipes don't assume that you've done a Cordon Bleu masterclass - quite the reverse, in fact!
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • baby_fuzz
    baby_fuzz Posts: 699 Forumite
    As an aside, I saw somewhere that if you crack an egg by tapping it on a flat surface instead of the edge of a bowl, you don't get bits of shell in your egg. I've tried it, and it works - I have no idea why, but thought it might save you all those precious minutes of picking out those bit of shell... :)
  • Chris25
    Chris25 Posts: 12,918 Forumite
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    A TV chef gave a good tip once - he said that one of the easiest ways of retrieving eggshell from egg mixture in a bowl is to put in a larger piece of shell and the smaller bits stick to it.
  • baby_fuzz
    baby_fuzz Posts: 699 Forumite
    Chris25 wrote: »
    A TV chef gave a good tip once - he said that one of the easiest ways of retrieving eggshell from egg mixture in a bowl is to put in a larger piece of shell and the smaller bits stick to it.

    they do not?!?!?!?!:eek:
    *complete and utter disbelief*
    (are you winding me up? because I know I'm quite gullible at times! :p
  • twiz21
    twiz21 Posts: 278 Forumite
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    Creamed sweetcorn is hard to find in the big supermarkets. The last lot I got was from my local corner shop.

    My home made chicken & sweetcorn soup was better than I've had in any restaurant which always had a gloopy consistency.

    I did try to mush ordinary tinned sweetcorn with a blender and it wasn't anything like the one in the tin. I also added a bit or cornstarch but it was still not a bit as good.

    The first lot I made was using defrosted & skinned ready cooked chicken which I bought at the co-op for pennies last christmas eve.

    I recommend everyone to have a go at making some of this soup. It's really easy and quick and delicious.
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