Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup
Sweet Corn Vegetable Soup is a comforting and mildly spiced soup with full of flavor. This easy one pot soup loaded with veggies is a perfect dish to enjoy on a cold winter night.
Ingredients
- Sweet corn, cream style- 14 oz (410 gms)
( or blend 1.5 cups of thawed corn with ½ cup water till pureed) - Sweet corn kernels, boiled – 1 cup ( can be substituted by frozen corn )
- Carrot, finely chopped- ¼th cup
- Cabbage, finely chopped – 1 cup
- Green beans, finely chopped – ½ cup
- Corn flour/ corn starch- 2 tsps
- Vegetable stock/ water – 4 to 5 cups ( use 3 cups water if making in the instant pot)
- Sugar – ½ tsp
- Soy sauce - 1 to 2 tsps
- White/ black pepper powder- ½ tsp
- 1 tsp oil
- Salt to taste
- lemon juice or vinegar- 1 to 2 tsps
SERVING SUGGESTIONS:
- Chopped Spring onions
- Red chilly sauce
Instructions
Stove top method -
- In a heavy bottomed vessel heat the oil and add the green beans, carrot and beans. Saute the veggies for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Now add the sweet corn, cream style corn and vegetable stock (or water). Mix well.
- Bring it to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook till the veggies get soft, about 15 minutes.
- Add in the sugar, soy sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- In a small bowl, combine the corn flour with four tbsps of water. Add it to the soup stirring briskly till the soup thickens.
- Serve the Sweet Corn Vegetable soup garnished with green onions.
- You can also add in chilly sauce for some heat and lemon juice to cut through the sweetness of corn.
Sweet Corn Soup in the Instant Pot -
- Heat the instant pot on saute mode. Once hot add the oil, green beans, carrot and cabbage. Saute the veggies for two minutes.
- Now add the corn kernels, cream style sweet corn, 3 cups of water or vegetable broth, salt, sugar and pepper. Mix it well and press cancel.
- Close the instant pot lid and adjust the valve to the sealing. Press manual or pressure cooker mode and adjust the time to 3 minutes on high pressure.
- Once the timer goes off, wait at least ten minutes before opening the lid.
- Now to thicken the soup, mix the corn starch in quarter cup of water and add it to the soup.
- Press the saute mode and cook for couple of minutes till the soup thickens to your desired consistency.
- Add the spring onion, vinegar or lemon juice and chili sauce. Serve the soup warm with a crusty bread.