Best Jamaican Spiced Corn Soup Recipes

SPICY CORN AND COCONUT SOUP

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A good corn soup is creamy and naturally sweet; an even better corn soup is spicy, refreshing and addictive. In this recipe, it's the combination of shallots, garlic, ginger, chiles and coconut milk, rather than heavy cream or butter, that makes the soup at once cooling and rich. It's a dinner in a bowl (and a vegan one at that), but it would surely welcome a side of steamed rice or salad of leafy greens. To serve, add garnishes that are any combination of spicy (extra fresh chile or store-bought chile oil), crunchy (toasted coconut, chopped peanuts or cashews, fried shallots) or fresh (torn cilantro, chopped scallions), and it'll be even more dynamic.

Provided by Sarah Jampel

Categories dinner, lunch, weekday, weeknight, soups and stews, main course

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

5 ears yellow or bicolor corn (or 5 cups frozen corn kernels)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 shallots, thinly sliced into rings
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (1-inch) piece ginger, peeled and minced
1 serrano chile (or other chile), minced
2 small red potatoes (6 to 8 ounces total), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 1/2 cups vegetable broth (or 2 1/2 cups of hot water whisked with 1 1/2 teaspoons jarred bouillon)
1 (15-ounce) can full-fat coconut milk
1 tablespoon lime juice (from 1/2 lime)
Kosher salt, to season
Torn cilantro leaves, toasted coconut flakes, chopped roasted peanuts, crispy fried shallots, lime wedges and more sliced Serrano chiles, to serve (optional)

Steps:

Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and transfer to a bowl. Using the back of a butter knife, scrape the cobs so that all of the milky juices collect in the bowl and the cobs look completely dry, like wrung-out sponges. Set aside. (If using frozen kernels, skip this step.)
In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add shallots, garlic, ginger and chile, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add corn kernels and juices to the pot, and sauté until the corn is softer and brighter, about 3 minutes more.
Add potato pieces, and stir to coat, 1 to 2 minutes.
Now, pour in the vegetable broth and coconut milk. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender all the way through.
Use an immersion blender to roughly purée the soup, so that it's creamy with some kernels of corn, chunks of potato, and chile flecks remaining. (Alternatively, ladle about half of the soup into a blender, blend until smooth, and return to the pot.) Season with lime juice and salt, and mix to combine. Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with toppings of your choice.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 482, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 50 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 22 grams, Sodium 1231 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams

JAMAICAN SPICED CORN SOUP RECIPE

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Make and share this Jamaican Spiced Corn Soup Recipe recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Tisme

Categories Corn

Time 1h25m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
200 g yellow split peas, rinsed well
1 liter vegetable stock
400 ml coconut milk
1 scotch bonnet pepper
2 fresh thyme sprigs
1 cob fresh corn, cut into 2cm slices
200 g waxy potatoes, diced
200 g butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and cut into 1 . 5cm dice
200 g frozen sweetcorn
2 red peppers, diced

Steps:

Heat the oil in a casserole and soften the onion and garlic for 10 minutes. Increase the heat, add the cayenne and cook for 2 minutes. Add the split peas and the stock. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the coconut milk, chilli, thyme, sweetcorn slices, potato and squash. Season and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add the frozen corn and red pepper for the last 3 minutes of cooking.
Remove the chilli, thyme and sweetcorn slices. Cool the soup, then blend half in a blender until smooth. Return to the pan, along with the sweetcorn slices and thyme (discard the chilli), and mix with the unblended soup. At this stage, you can freeze the soup for up to 3 months.
Follow next step if feezing~.
Defrost completely, check the seasoning, heat through and serve.
Note ~ Freeze soup in portions so that you can simply and quickly thaw a bag at a time overnight in the fridge for lunch the next day.