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Chinese Corn Soup with Chicken

By:Nagi
Published:24 Oct '16Updated:24 Nov '20
294 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 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total: 10 mins
Soup
Asian, Chinese
4.94 from 96 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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294 Comments

  1. Amanda says

    July 10, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    5 stars
    OMG… just made this bowl of pure comfort on a cold, wet, bleak lockdown Sydney day. It was devine! Coddled just like you in my own daggy grey fleecy.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      July 10, 2021 at 5:08 pm

      Perfect for todays weather Amanda, stay safe!! N x

      Reply
  2. Kasia says

    June 26, 2021 at 12:46 am

    5 stars
    This was amazing and such comfort food. I didn’t have any creamed corn, so just blended a bagful of fresh sweetcorn kernels that I had in my freezer, and that worked very well. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Carol says

    June 9, 2021 at 12:22 pm

    5 stars
    Loved making this on a cold and very wet night here in Western Australia!
    I wonder if you have a good recipe for Chinese Lemon Chicken? I’ve lost the one Inused to make years ago.
    Thank you.

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      June 10, 2021 at 9:36 am

      One to add to my list Carol, I have it somewhere but need to get it on the site! N x

      Reply
      • Carol says

        June 11, 2021 at 6:30 pm

        Many thanks Nagi! Will look out for it.🐥

        Reply
  4. Penny Wood says

    May 13, 2021 at 8:45 pm

    5 stars
    Fab. Am hooked on all your recipes.

    Reply
  5. Rai says

    May 3, 2021 at 2:40 pm

    I’ve made this recipe probably close to 20 times since I found it! I’ve done as is, doubles, tripled and quadrupled it before, depending on how many people I’m cooking for or how much leftovers I want. Exactly as is. It’s amazing!! Love love love

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      May 3, 2021 at 7:13 pm

      I’m so glad you love it Rai! That’s awesome to hear! N x

      Reply
  6. Pauline O'Driscoll says

    April 19, 2021 at 12:47 pm

    5 stars
    Best ever! Better than my local! Picked up cold on the weekend:( It’s working it’s magic! You are my go to recipe QUEEN!

    Reply
  7. Leslie says

    April 13, 2021 at 8:25 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Nagi! I’ve just made this today for my mother in law as she is down with a cold. It was fantastic! Went down an absolute treat! I used your poached chicken recipe for the chicken portion of this and I poached it with ginger and garlic. I then used the poaching liquid to make my stock and it was divine.
    I love, and frequently use, many of your recipes.
    Thank you!

    Reply
  8. Vespa says

    April 7, 2021 at 7:14 pm

    Hi Nagi, this was delicious. Love your recipes! Can you do a post of all your gluten free recipe or which recipes can be done gluten free. 😋

    Reply
  9. Julie Herd says

    April 3, 2021 at 12:58 am

    5 stars
    Loved this recipe. So easy to make and very tasty.

    Reply
  10. Helle says

    March 18, 2021 at 6:08 am

    5 stars
    Thank you Nagi for this recipe. It has become such a cozy comfort food for us.
    Cheers from Denmark!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 27, 2021 at 10:24 am

      Hi Helle! I’m also living in Denmark – I’m curious about where to find the creamed corn?
      I would love to try this recipe!
      /Michelle

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        April 5, 2021 at 10:54 pm

        Hi Michelle, I can’t find creamed corn so make a great substitute by whizzing half the corn in a blender and use that along with the rest of the whole corn

        Reply
      • Mandy says

        May 22, 2021 at 1:05 pm

        Creamed corn is simply corn that’s been processed in a food processor or blender there’s no cream or milk in it. Just put it in a small food processor. That’s what I did. I can buy creamed corn here but it has sugar added to it which I don’t like so I just buy the tin of whole corn and used my small cheap food processor and it works fine.

        Reply
  11. Kasia says

    March 1, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    5 stars
    This is a seriously great recipe that my whole family (including two little kids) enjoyed! I didn’t have any creamed corn at the time so just used a can of corn and it still tasted great.

    Reply
  12. Anita says

    February 21, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    This is the 2nd time I’ve made this recipe and it is so easy and delicious! Such a good Sunday night dinner ☺️ This time I added some noodles to bulk it up a bit and some bok choy and broccolini. I would definitely NOT leave out the garlic and ginger, the flavour is great and my kids like to add Sriracha too! Thanks Nagi!

    Reply
  13. Nat says

    February 16, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    Hi Nagi, just checking that I can leave out the Chinese Cooking wine?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      February 17, 2021 at 12:27 pm

      Hi Nat, yes you can use a sub or just omit it 🙂 N x

      Reply
  14. Rebecca says

    February 15, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    Hi Nagi, I really want to make this but can’t find creamed corn. Is there some kind of substitute I could use (or some way to make creamed corn that would be suitable for this recipe?). Many thanks!

    Reply
    • Helle says

      March 18, 2021 at 6:12 am

      5 stars
      Hi,
      I have this same problem. But if you have the time, what worked for me was making a very thick bechamel with half cream and half milk, a little garlic and paprika added as the roux darkens, then adding canned corn. I think fresh and frozen corn will work too.

      Reply
    • Mandy says

      May 22, 2021 at 1:07 pm

      Creamed corn is simply corn that’s been blitzed in a food processor blender there’s no cream or milk in it. Just put it in a small food processor. That’s what I did. I can buy creamed corn here but it has sugar added to it which I don’t like so I just buy the tin of whole corn and used my small cheap food processor and it worked

      Reply
      • Helle says

        August 6, 2021 at 4:44 am

        Cool! Thx Mandy, I will try this next time 🙂

        Reply
  15. LAUREN L SAUCIER says

    February 14, 2021 at 4:27 am

    5 stars
    Made the soup last weekend and the son has requested it again for today. Tomorrow is going to be your meatloaf. I have started a “Nagi Notebook” for your recipes. Have loved all that I have tried. I don’t always have all the ingredients, and they still taste great. Thank you for all your work in your quest for home cooked meals.

    Reply
  16. Alyssa says

    February 5, 2021 at 1:21 pm

    5 stars
    This was so simple and delicious. Just finished my 2nd helping. Followed the recipe exactly and added a small spoon of chili garlic sauce to my bowl.
    Will be adding to my (long) list of tried and true Nagi recipes. I made your drunken noodles last night haha

    Reply
  17. Lisa Colgan says

    January 15, 2021 at 5:47 pm

    5 stars
    Excellent!! Great instructions and very easy to make. This is one of my very favourite soups and this recipe does not disappoint. Quick, easy and so yummy! Thank you!!

    Reply
  18. Mark says

    January 14, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    I did this but also recommend to leave out the ginger/ garlic

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 15, 2021 at 9:34 am

      You can leave it out if you prefer Mark but it gives great flavour – definitely something to add for those that want the real deal 😉 N x

      Reply
  19. smalloli says

    January 6, 2021 at 12:20 am

    5 stars
    It is indeed easy and delicious. Though I’d lay off fresh garlic and ginger if kids are involved. It’s too tangy on their taste buds.

    Reply
  20. Adam says

    December 30, 2020 at 11:44 am

    5 stars
    fantastic, thank you Nagi – was amazing!

    Reply
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