Crab & Sweetcorn Soup

Ingredients...

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1" frsh ginger, finely chopped

2 tbsps cooking oil

1 pinch five spice powder

1½ pts chicken stock

12 oz fresh or frozen sweetcorn

1 oz cornflour

1 chicken breast cut in small dice or

8 oz white crabmeat

4 spring onions, finely chopped.

Instructions...

Fry the chopped onon and ginger gently in the oil for 3 minutes.Add the 5

spice powder, stock and sweetcorn and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for

15 minutes.Mix the cornflour with a little water and stir into the soup.Return

to boil and remove from heat.

Put 2 ladlefuls of the soup into a food processor and process until

smooth.Return to the soup with the diced chicken breast and simmer for 5 mins

more.If using crab meat add it 2-3 mins before serving and stir into the soup.

Garnish with finely chopped spring onions and serve in chinese bowls.