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Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken

By:Nagi
Published:24 Oct '16Updated:24 Nov '20
325 Comments
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A thick, warm soup on the table in 15 minutes! This Chinese Corn Soup, also known as Egg Drop Soup, will blow your mind. It tastes just like what you get at Chinese restaurants, is so fast to make and you don’t even need to chop a single thing. The wonders of a can of creamed corn. Watch the cooking video and see!

This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

Sometimes, I get the very best recipes from the most unexpected sources. Like from a sassy lady in Tennessee USA, the wonderful Dorothy, all the way over on the other side of the world who I met through my blog and has provided me with some incredible recipes that readers can’t get enough of. Like her epic Easiest Ever MOIST Apple Cake and her 5 Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars (my friends go nuts over these – excuse the pun).

We – well, she 🙂 – are working on an epic Thanksgiving menu that I’m so looking forward to sharing here on RecipeTin Eats!

As for this Chinese Corn soup? Well, it came from a friend of mine who has never been a fan of cooking. Loves the eating part, not so much a fan of the cooking part. 🙂

I find it oddly amusing that the soup I make most frequently came from my friend who cooks the least. But it is befitting, I guess, because this Chinese Corn Soup is definitely the fastest soup I know how to make – hence why she knew it and hence why I make it so often!

This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

I always have little bags of shredded cooked chicken in the freezer so I almost always throw that in, which is why I am sharing this Chinese Corn Soup with chicken in it it.

And actually, I usually go one step further than that and throw in some vegetables soo. I especially like adding leafy Chinese greens, like bok choy and Chinese broccoli, or even normal broccoli or broccolini. It fills it out and makes this a complete meal.

But for the sake of providing the true base recipe, I’ve kept this straight forward, with just chicken. But in reality, I’d have bits of carrot, chopped zucchini or other bits and bobs I find in my fridge!

This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

If you watch the cooking video below the recipe, you will see how I make this without using a chopping board at all. Because sometimes – more often that you probably expect – it is just all too hard to even chop up greens.

I actually posted this recipe way back in June 2014, over 2 years ago when I just started this blog when it was pretty much just my mother reading it!! Patience has never been my greatest virtue, and I shared some of my very best recipes way back then.

2 1/2 years on, my photography and video skills have somewhat improved so I really wanted to reshare this. It was sad, thinking about this sitting in my archives with such terrible photos, with no one making it because it is SO good. So so good.

This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

There are a handful of recipes in this big wide world that are so ridiculously simple and effortless to make, yet taste so good. It is my mission to find and share all of them with you.

This one ticks all the boxes. It truly tastes so incredible – read the feedback from people who have tried it already! – Nagi x


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PS Very authentic sight below – me coddling a bowl of soup with my nail-polish-free Baby Hands in my daggy grey jumper. This is how this soup happens in my home.

This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

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Chinese Corn Soup cooking video – so you can truly see how easy this is to make, without using a knife!

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This Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken takes just 15 minutes to make - with no chopping! It's just like what you get at Chinese restaurants! recipetineats.com

Chinese Chicken and Corn Soup

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 5 minutes mins
Total: 10 minutes mins
Soup
Asian, Chinese
4.96 from 125 votes
Servings2 , or 4 as starter
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Recipe video above. This is a very quick to make soup that is one of all my all time favourites, it's thick, creamy (but with no cream!), sweet from the corn, hearty and soul warming. I've been known to add greens to it, my favourite being chinese broccoli and broccolini, to make it a complete meal. Though this recipe is made with chicken, it is easily made vegetarian/vegan by omitting the chicken.
Watch the cooking videoto see how this is made without using a chopping board!

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500ml) chicken or vegetable broth/stock
  • 1 can (16oz/420g) creamed corn
  • 1 tsp soy sauce (all purpose or light)
  • 1 tbsp Chinese cooking wine OR Mirin or Dry Sherry (can omit)
  • 1 tsp ginger , minced or finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , minced or finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cornflour / cornstarch , mixed with a splash of cold water
  • 1 egg , whisked
  • 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
  • Salt and white pepper , to taste
  • 3 tbsp sliced scallions / shallots (optional)

Instructions

  • Place broth, creamed corn, soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, ginger, garlic and cornflour / water mixture in a saucepan over high heat.
  • Bring to boil, then turn down the heat to medium and stir occasionally. Cook for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened.
  • Adjust seasoning with salt, turn off heat, and slowly whisk in the egg so it cooks in "ribbons" throughout the soup. This also thickens the soup.
  • Add the chicken, season with white pepper, and serve, garnished with scallions.

Recipe Notes:

1. A reader mentioned that she usually finishes it off with a drizzle of sesame oil which I sometimes do too! Sesame oil goes fabulously with this 🙂
2. The soup freezes great, but it is best to leave out the cornstarch slurry and add that in when reheating. 🙂 This is because things thickened with cornstarch tend to be a bit watery once frozen (fridge is ok, no effect). Not massively watery, because the corn and egg are thickeners too, but it isn't quite as thick. Or if you are freezing leftovers, just add a little bit more cornstarch when reheating, if you want to thicken it slightly.
3. Chinese Corn Soup nutrition per serving.
Chinese Chicken and Corn Soup

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 406gCalories: 360cal (18%)Carbohydrates: 37.3g (12%)Protein: 31.7g (63%)Fat: 11.8g (18%)Saturated Fat: 1.4g (9%)Cholesterol: 136mg (45%)Sodium: 744mg (32%)Potassium: 222mg (6%)Sugar: 14.7g (16%)Vitamin A: 100IU (2%)Calcium: 20mg (2%)Iron: 1.3mg (7%)
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325 Comments

  1. Emma says

    December 9, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. I’ve made it numerous times and always turns out perfect.

    Reply
  2. Michelle R says

    November 17, 2023 at 9:23 pm

    5 stars
    Such a quick recipe and it’s delicious every single time!!

    Reply
  3. Emily says

    October 28, 2023 at 10:29 pm

    I just moved house and misplaced my cornflour. I’ve heard arrowroot powder is a fairly decent substitute but I don’t know how much to add. Is it the same amount? I’m already 9/10th into the recipe please help

    Reply
  4. karla says

    September 23, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    5 stars
    This was magic. I swapped out the chicken for a handful of frozen prawns and some frozen prawn dumplings.

    Thank you Nagi!

    Reply
  5. Kobe says

    August 27, 2023 at 8:41 pm

    5 stars
    This soup tastes even better than our local Chinese, and it’s so quick and easy. It’s a firm favourite with our family on Soup Sunday, especially with the dash of sesame oil. Yum!

    Reply
  6. Bec says

    August 21, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    5 stars
    Love this tasty soup! So quick and easy!!
    I had 2x corn cobs which I cooked in the soup for 10mins and then sliced off the corn into the
    Soup and added Nagi’s poached shredded chicken!

    Reply
  7. Sam says

    August 13, 2023 at 12:17 am

    5 stars
    Way way better than the Chinese restaurant! Love the subtle kick of ginger, so nourishing

    Reply
  8. Beth says

    August 6, 2023 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    Love this soup! So quick and easy. Made it with leftovers from a roast chook. Added an extra tin of corn kernels because I like whole corn in my soup.

    Reply
  9. Mary Nicosia says

    July 25, 2023 at 9:53 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious!! Thanks Nagi

    Reply
  10. Wendy Johnson says

    July 20, 2023 at 5:22 pm

    5 stars
    So easy. So quick. Sooooo delicious

    Reply
  11. Grettel Cordero says

    July 1, 2023 at 8:10 am

    5 stars
    Espectacular! You are a goddess Nagi! Thanks for your recipes!
    My son loved it!

    Reply
  12. Judie McSwan says

    June 24, 2023 at 10:43 am

    5 stars
    Got your Dinner recipe book for Christmas, made the meatloaf, OMG, super delicious. Making your chicken/corn soup tonight. Xx

    Reply
  13. Lisa says

    June 15, 2023 at 7:18 am

    5 stars
    Best sweet corn and chicken soup I’ve ever had.

    Reply
  14. Jeffery Gainer says

    June 2, 2023 at 8:09 pm

    This has been a family favorite. Always versatile (whatever you have in the refrigerator or pantry) it is an always appreciated dish, prepared and served to my family with the essential ingredient of love.

    Reply
  15. Melissa says

    May 21, 2023 at 1:18 pm

    5 stars
    Love love live this recipe. I add an extra cup of stock, fresh corn and a hand full of egg noodles

    Reply
  16. Delphia says

    May 2, 2023 at 7:41 pm

    5 stars
    I emptied my fridge of bits! I added 2 stalks celery, 2 x carrots thrown in the food processor, I added 1 tsp fish sauce, 3/4 tin coconut cream. Served over pad thai noodles. Teens eating it now & absolutely loving it, tastes so good. Also added sesame oil on top.

    Reply
  17. Trini says

    April 20, 2023 at 6:50 pm

    5 stars
    Omg this was soooo yum. Added the sesame oil as suggested in notes. Have cooked many Recipetineats recipes and all have been winners. ❤️

    Reply
  18. kelly goodwin says

    April 10, 2023 at 6:11 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi
    Love this. I also add rice vermicelli and chopped water chestnuts which thickens it too.

    Reply
  19. kelly goodwin says

    April 10, 2023 at 6:11 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Nago
    Love this. I also add rice vermicelli and chopped water chestnuts which thickens it too.

    Reply
  20. Robyn says

    March 24, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious and sesame oil definitely takes it to another level.Thank you Nagi

    Reply
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