Recipe for “Sweetcorn Soup”

Today’s health, easy and quick recipe is Sweetcorn Soup. Sweetcorn is good for the heart because it is full of folate. What is folate or may be folic acid would ring a bell? Yes, folic acid or folate is very important for repairing DNA, helping cell growth e.g. infancy and pregnancy and especially helping to generate more red blood cells. Well, I am not saying that you should eat a lot of corn every day. The key thing is a balanced-diet to keep oneself healthy. I hope you will like the recipe! Stay tuned for tomorrow’s recipe, another surprise for you!

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 large white onions, chopped
• 2 cups fresh sweetcorn kernels (about 4 ears)
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 cans vegetable broth
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives for garnishing

Cooking Instructions:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, add onion and saute until tender. Add in sweetcorn and sugar, stirring occasionally for about 12 minutes. Add in broth and then simmer, uncovered for about 18 minutes. (Most of broth will evaporate) Add in cream and simmer for 5 minutes.

2. Transfer corn mixture to a blender, process until smooth. Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into skillet, discarding solids. Add in salt and black pepper. Reheat if necessary. Pour into 4 serving bowls; sprinkle each with chives.(optional) Serve immediately.

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