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Soups & stews
Javanese spinach soup with sweetcorn
This is a quick and comforting weekday staple. Some cubed tofu makes a good addition. It's a lovely starter, or a main course with steamed rice on the side.
Ingredients
- 750ml chicken stock
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1cm fresh galangal or ginger, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 fresh or dried salam leaf (if unavailable, use bay leaf)
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 125g fresh corn kernels
- 300g spinach, washed and roughly chopped
- salt and pepper
Method
Prep time:
10 min
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Cooking time:
15 min
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Step 1
Put the chicken stock, onion, galangal, garlic, turmeric, salam leaf and brown sugar in a large pan and simmer for 5 minutes, covered.
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Step 2
Add the corn and simmer for 7 minutes, partially covered, until the corn is tender.
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Step 3
Add the spinach and season to taste. Serve with rice.
