Creamy Sweet­corn and Rocket Soup

(serves 4)

2 tbsps but­ter
4 cloves gar­lic, sliced
2 shal­lots, sliced
4 ears sweet­corn, ker­nels cut off
3 cups chicken stock
3 bags (about 6 cups loosely packed, or 200 grams total weight)
1/2 cup cream

Melt but­ter in heavy stock­pot and saute gar­lic and shal­lot just until soft, then add sweet­corn and cover with stock. Sim­mer high for about 10 min­utes, then add rocket and stir just to soften. You will be aston­ished at how it sim­ply dis­ap­pears. Blend with hand blender, stir in cream, and pass through a sieve to catch the corn ker­nelly bits (or not, if you like more of a potage than a smooth liq­uid). I find that the best way to get soup through a sieve is to put the stock­pot that is your des­ti­na­tion pot into the sink, pour the into it through the sieve, and then SHAKE the sieve gen­tly till the solids are left behind. It’s a bit messier than just stir­ring (hence the sink), but it’s much faster.

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