After my recent marathon French Onion Soup making session (seriously, 9 hours?) I rebelled. A quick of frying of some onion & garlic and a bag of frozen sweetcorn and this yummy sweetcorn soup was on the table in 10 minutes. Hallelujah and Amen.
Lizzy joined me for this sunny bowl of lunch in her annual guise as my fairy tax~mother, submitting my tax return for me.
Last year I remember making her a very fancy lunch to repay her kindness, in the form of these Griddled Baby Aubergine and Goats Cheese Towers so I hope she doesn’t feel too hard done by with this super simple soup that took just minutes to knock up.
Lizzy, I promise I’ll put more effort in next year ;)
Sweetcorn Soup
Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2 -3
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 litre of stock or 1/2 litre of boiling water & a stock cube
- 450 g bag of frozen sweetcorn
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Fry the onion in the oil until it start to looks transparent. Add the garlic, water/stock & sweetcorn and bring up to a simmer.
- Add the smoked paprika and blitz with a stick blender until smooth and creamy. Taste and season as necessary.
Tina Anand says
Love sweetcorn soup, especially that this recipe is super quick. Those griddled aubergine and goats cheese towers look fab too.
Jane Sarchet says
Thanks Tina :)
Janie x
Madeleine Morrow says
I am going to make this for my kids who adore sweetcorn. Love the smoked paprika. As for a friend who does your tax return?? You are a lucky woman indeed!
Jane Sarchet says
I know right? bless her, she’s the best bestie a girl could ever wish for :)
Janie x
Fiona Maclean says
hehehe, you are my kind of cook! I am miss impatience and anything that takes more than half an hour seldom happens!
Jane Sarchet says
:)
Janie x
Choclette says
Haha, this made me laugh Jane – that onion soup has registered deeply in your psyche. I’m rather liking this more instant version of soup – trundles off to check freezer.
Jane Sarchet says
Haha, I know right! Scarred by a soup-a-thon :)
I did think of you when I posted something minus dead things in it! Hope you enjoy it xx
Janie x
Lizzy says
Naaww!You are so very welcome. It was an ‘andsome soup and lovely company (as ever) and I felt very well rewarded indeedy! :-)
Jane Sarchet says
Good! To be fair, I was more interested in the gossip than the bookwork or cooking :)
See ya soon!
Janie x
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D) says
I love soup to beat the winter blues and this sounds perfect and veggie too.:)
Jane Sarchet says
Soup is real soul food isn’t Nayna.
Janie x
Lizzy (Good Things) says
Janie, one of my favourite soups. How delicious!
Jane Sarchet says
It is such an easy peasy one isn’t it Lizzy!
Janie x
Glamorous Glutton says
Wow! The sublime to the ridiculous. This looks stunningly easy and I bet it tastes great. GG
Jane Sarchet says
Hehe, I know right? This is much more my style :)
Janie x
Jacqueline says
Woohoo! One for me and it looks like a keeper.
Jane Sarchet says
Yay! Glad to oblige (finally!) ;)
Janie x
Sylvia says
Sweetcorn soup with smoked paprika? Yes please! I’m hungry right now! xx
Jane Sarchet says
Dive in Sylvia, there’s one little bowl left ;)
Janie x
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I really like sweetcorn soup, but I am loving the addition of paprika in this!
Jane Sarchet says
Thanks Dannii, it was a tasty addition!
Janie x
Louisa Foti says
Great idea for a super-quick store cupboard/freezer soup! Never actually thought of making sweetcorn soup, but so going to now. My kids would LOVE this too, shall be pinning to good old Pinterest to remind me :)
Jane Sarchet says
Thanks Louisa!
Janie x
Franglais kitchen, Nazima says
I can imagine the paproika works so well with the sweetcorn. I have a pot of this one too (from FBC5 !!)
loving soup for lunches these days so will be adding this to my list
Jane Sarchet says
Smoked paprika is such a staple spice isn’t it? I love how it makes a meal taste meaty (like it has bacon in it) without adding any!
Thank so much for popping by Nazima!
Janie x
Karen says
A BRILLIANT little recipe to have tucked away for an impromptu meal Janie! SOUPER! Sorry!
Jane Sarchet says
Groan ;)
Janie x
ManjiriK says
tehehe love how the 9 hour gruelling session keeps popping up when u say soup! I am a great fan of sweet corn and sweet corn chicken soup is my abso fav I can eat it day in and day out and never tire of it!
Jane Sarchet says
Real comfort food!
Janie x
Lisa says
I would enjoy a bowl of this warming lovely soup. Thanks for submitting to NCR. I would however appreciate a link back to site is that one of the requirements for participating in our event. Thanks in advance.
Jane Sarchet says
Yikes, big apologies Lisa. Not sure how that slipped through the net. off to fix it…
Janie x