Corn cream soup

AUTHOR
Kate Willis
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 4
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 4 maize cobs (approx. 220 g each; yields approx. 600 g pure maize grains)
  • 2 Onions
  • 2-3 Garlic cloves
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 1/4 TEASPOON ground cumin
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 900 ml Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 250 g Whipped cream
  • 150 g Spring onions
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 discs (10 g each) Bacon

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the corncob, cut the underside of the corncob smooth, place on a work board and use a sharp knife to cut the grains straight down from the cob. Peel and finely chop the onions.

  2. 2

    Peel and finely chop the garlic. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until transparent. Add garlic and corn grains, fry briefly. Dust with cumin. Deglaze with milk, stock and 150 g cream, bring to the boil, cover and cook for about 40 minutes.

  3. 3

    In the meantime clean and wash the spring onions and cut them into fine rings. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small pan and fry the spring onions lightly while turning them. Remove from the pan and put aside.

  4. 4

    Whip 100 g cream with the whisk of the hand mixer. Using a slotted spoon, lift a few corn grains out of the stock, drain and set aside. Remove the corn in the stock from the stove and puree finely with a blender, pass through a sieve.

  5. 5

    Put back into the pot, heat up. Add the rest of the corn grains and spring onions, season again with cumin, salt, sugar and pepper. Leave bacon in a pan without fat until crispy. Serve the soup with a blob of whipped cream and a slice of bacon in small bowls.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
470 kcal
CARBS
27 g
FATS
34 g
PROTEINS
9 g

Categories & Tags

AppetizerMain dishSoups