Hot And Sour Sweetcorn Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 corn on the cob
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 chili pepper, deseeded and sliced
1 shallot, chopped
2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
2 spring onions, sliced
1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
400 ml coconut milk
850 ml vegetable stock
2 fresh lime leaves (optional)
175 g thread egg noodles
1 lime, juice of
1/4 cup coriander, chopped

Preparation

Slice the kernels from the cob with a sharp knife.
Heat the oil and add the corn, lemongrass, chilli, shallot, pepper and spring onion. Cook for 4 mins, stirring occasionally.
Add milk, stock and lime leaves if using. bring to boil and cover. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove lemon grass and add noodles cook for a further 5 mins until noodles are soft.
Remove from heat and add the lime juice and coriander. Serve immediately.