So I was on twitter early this morning (not much new there…) and I saw Julie Goodwin was tweeting “It’s soup weather!” and that she would be on The Today Show later making her pea and ham soup. I tweeted that pea and ham is my former favourite, now replaced by chicken soup with brown rice, corn and chipotle.
Within mere moments Julie – and a few others – tweeted that they wanted the recipe. So a blog post was born. Easy.
Chatting on twitter with Julie Goodwin
There are many things I love about this soup. Actually, as I’ve said before (here and here) I just love soup. And I also love all the flavours of Mexican food – the freshness of coriander, the sweetness of corn and the smokiness of a chipotle chilli.
I’ve been eyeing off a couple of chicken soup recipes lately – this creamy chicken and brown rice soup by the fabulous Jo from Quirky Cooking; and a brown rice, chicken and vegetable soup with chipotle chilli and lime soup in the gorgeous new book Ancient Grains, written by my friend Catherine Saxelby.
The soup I cobbled together using each of these recipes as inspiration had so much flavour, was really simple to make, and, mostly, was healthy, hearty and filling. And hubby and Mr12 gobbled it up. Without complaint about the brown rice. Mega win!
Needless to say, I’ll be making it again. Maybe tomorrow.
A zesty soup that will warm you on the coldest of days. And refresh you on the hottest.
What you need
- 1-2 tbs olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 onion, chopped finely
- 2 large carrots, grated
- 300g chicken thigh fillets, cut into thin strips or small cubes
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 100g brown rice
- 2 cobs of corn, kernels removed
- 1-2 chipotle chillies in adobo sauce
- 1 lime, cut into quarters
- a small bunch of coriander, leaves only
What you do
- Heat the oil in a medium-large sized pot
- Add the onion, garlic and carrot and fry gently for 4-5 minutes
- Add the chicken and cook for another 3-4 minutes until browned
- Add the chicken stock (if you have a thermomix consider making the amazing chicken stock paste on Quirky Jo's blog and adding 2 tbs to 1 litre of water. It really boosts the flavour of the soup. However a home made liquid stock or a commercial stock can also be used) and bring to the boil
- Add the rice and simmer on a low heat for about 30 minutes
- Add the corn and chipotle chillies and cook for another 15-20 minutes or until the corn and rice are cooked through
- Serve with a quarter lime squeezed over each bowl, and a few coriander leaves for garnish and flavour
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Hi, do I chop up the chicken before cooking?
Thanks!
oh yeah – good point! I’ll amend the recipe thanks Anna
That was quick! Thanks a lot! Appreciate it.
…. which reminds to try a new recipe I found for sweetcorn chowder.
the weather is much nicer today, but I still love a warming soup.
I love everything with corn Gustoso. Except high fructose corn syrup. That stuff is ghastly. Would love to see your sweetcorn chowder recipe sometime
Unfortunately the sweetcorn chowder turned out a bit on the ordinary side and very unphotogenic. I’ll have to try a different recipe next time.
how disappointing! Although it’s hard to make food that colour look appetising!
Hi Mel,
Sounds delicious! I could live on soup in winter (and beyond). Where can I buy chipotle chillies in adobe sauce in Brissie, and how spicy are they as 2 of my 3 kids are a bit wussy when it comes to chilli?
It is divine Kathryn. Chipotles are now quite easy to find in Brisbane – I usually get them from Pennisi at Woollongabba, but many little gourmet delis sell them. They have quite a kick but in a smokey way – you could add a small amount to the main soup then serve extra on the side for those of you who like more oomph.
Your soup sounds lovely, warm and comforting. I’ll tuck the recipe away to try when winter comes to my part of the world. We are in the midst of summer, with 90+ degree weather and horrible HIGH humidity.
Yum! I love the smokiness of Chipotle, this recipe sounds like an excellent way to use them. By the way, I love your new layout – very slick. 🙂
thanks Erin!!