Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup

Ingredients

8oz of chicken breast
1 tin of sweetcorn
1 tbspn of soya sauce
1 tsp. of brandy or 1 dsrt. spoon of dry sherry
1 tbspn of vegetable oil
1 egg
2 pints of chicken stock
Salt & Pepper  
A little boiled ham sliced
1 tbspn of cornflour
1cm knob of ginger root

Method

1. Place oil, finely sliced chicken & ginger in a pan and gently cook for 3-4 minutes, make sure you don’t burn / colour the chicken
2. Stir in the cornflour with a little stock
3. Stir in the remaining stock, sweetcorn, soya sauce, brandy or dry sherry, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes
4. Bring back to a boil and quickly add the lightly beaten egg
5. Just before serving garnish with finely shredded ham

Serves 4.