Sweet Corn Soup
Sweet Corn Soup
Crispine Ngazhi
Note from MamtaThis is a very quick soup to make and quite delicious. The recipe was given to me by the chef at the Bosanga Bush Camp, a sister camp of the Lunga River Lodge, in Kafue National Park in Zambia a long time ago. We have been to many such camps all over Africa. The chefs there produce superb, freshly cooked meals day after day.
I looked up this camp on the internet again today, 2023, it looks the same as I remember it from more than 15 years ago!
Serves 3-4.
Ingredients
1 tin sweet corn or 1 cup fresh corn kernels
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 tbsp. butter
2 cups milk
A large pinch of nutmeg
1/2 tsp paprika powder
1/2 red pepper or capsicum, finely chopped (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste. You can use a good quality stock granules/cubes instead.
Instructions
Heat oil in a pan and fry onions until soft.
Add sweet corn, milk, nutmeg and paprika. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper.
Blend until smooth, using a hand held blender or in a liquidizer.
Return to pan, adjust seasoning and consistency. If too thick, add a little more milk.
Heat through but do not re-boil.
Serve hot, garnished with chopped capsicum and with a bread of choice.
Also see Soup Selection.
