15 minutes Instant Pot Sweet Corn Chicken Soup
 
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: IndoChinese
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • Chicken breast, cubed- 1
  • Cream style corn- 1½ cups (canned)
  • Chicken boullion cube- 1
  • Water- 3 cups
  • Soy sauce- 1 tbsp
  • Rice Vinegar- ½ tbsp
  • Ground black pepper- ¼ tsp
  • Green onions, chopped- 2 tbsp
  • Egg, beaten- 1
  • Corn starch- 1 tbsp, dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water
  • Ground pepper- ⅛ tsp
  • Cilantro, chopped- ¼ cup
  • Sesame oil- 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. To the stainless pot add chicken, cream-style corn, chicken bouillon cube, water, soy sauce, rice vinegar & green onions. Combine well.
  2. Instead of chicken cube you can add chicken stock 3 cups, if adding chicken stock don't add water.
  3. If you don't have cream-style corn, coarsely grind whole sweet corn kernels & add 1½ cups.
  4. Close the Instant Pot with the lid.
  5. Select Pressure cook setting, set the time to 5 minutes at high pressure.
  6. After 5 minutes of pressure cooking, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes & then do a quick pressure release.
  7. Open the lid & combine the soup.
  8. Select saute setting at medium temperature.
  9. Let the soup come to a rolling boil.
  10. In a bowl, beat the egg well using a fork or whisk.
  11. Using one hand add the beaten egg slowly into the soup & using the other hand stir the soup with a spatula. Keep stirring to avoid the formation of lumps.
  12. Egg will form into strands or threads.
  13. Combine well.
  14. In a bowl, mix corn starch & 2 tbsp cold water.
  15. Add the cornstarch slurry to the soup, combine well.
  16. Add ground pepper, combine well.
  17. Add spring onions & chopped cilantro.
  18. Finally, towards the end add sesame oil, combine well. Don't skip adding sesame oil, this will greatly enhance the taste & flavor of the soup.
  19. Take the stainless pot out of the main pot.
  20. Serve in soup bowls and enjoy while it's warm.
  21. Comforting & aromatic soup for the soul.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/15-minute-instant-pot-sweet-corn-chicken-soup/