Corn Sweet Corn

After a day of rain in the kaap, Capetonians are inevitably whipping out the electric blankets and stocking up on wood. My entire house has simultaneously come down with what could easily pass for a rather suspicious case of the swine flu...


Chicken soup anyone?

Working on food shoots means lots of yummy left-overs and today I have a delicious roast chicken in the fridge begging to be transformed into my mothers chicken and sweetcorn soup.
Probably one of the simplest soups to make, my mum doesn't use potatoes in hers but we like our soup thick and creamy so I used two, diced up, added to the pot after sauteing the onions in a little olive oil.
I stripped the chicken and chucked all the bones and skin to a pot of cold water, an onion a bay leaf, carrots, celery and peppercorns and left it to simmer for the afternoon.
Once strained, I was left with a pot of golden stock which I added to my soft potatoes and onions. I then throw in one tin of creamed corn and one of normal corn, half of the roast chicken and some milk and blend. Season, add the rest of the chicken and season to taste.
Really good with fresh brioche...