Crab and sweetcorn soup recipe

Name: Crab and sweetcorn soup
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 1.2 litres chicken stock; 2 tsp fresh root ginger, finely chopped; 1 x 325g can Tesco naturally sweet sweetcorn in water, drained; 2 tbsp cornflour; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 3 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 2 x 170g cans Tesco white crab meat, in brine, drained; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 2 spring onions, finely chopped; 4 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander

Simmer together this Chinese-inspired crab and sweetcorn soup for a quick and easy dinner. Easy tinned shortcuts for the crab and sweetcorn mean this light dinner can be ready in just 20 mins.

See method

Serves 6
10 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
130 calories / serving

Dairy-free

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Tesco Finest Chicken Stock 450Ml
1.2 litres chicken stock
£2.60
£5.78/litre
Tesco Root Ginger Loose
2 tsp fresh root ginger, finely chopped
£0.56
£5.60/kg
TESCO NATURALLY SWEET SWEETCORN IN WATER 3X200G
1 x 325g can Tesco naturally sweet sweetcorn in water, drained
£1.45
£3.02/kg DR.WT
Tesco Cornflour 500G
2 tbsp cornflour
£2.55
£5.10/kg
Tesco Light Soy Sauce 150Ml
Aldi Price Match
1 tbsp light soy sauce
£0.55
£3.67/litre
Tesco Finest Fino Sherry 37.5Cl
3 tbsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
£7.75
£20.67/litre
Seafood & Eat It Fifty Fifty Crab meat 100g
2 x 170g cans Tesco white crab meat, in brine, drained
£5.50
£55.00/kg
Tesco Toasted Sesame Oil 250Ml
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
£2.65
£10.60/litre
Tesco Bunched Spring Onions 100G
49p Clubcard Price
(£4.90/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 08/09/2026 until 05/10/2026
2 spring onions, finely chopped
£0.69
£6.90/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Coriander 30G
Aldi Price Match
4 tbsp roughly chopped fresh coriander
£0.50
£16.67/kg

Method

Place the stock and ginger in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the corn and simmer uncovered for 10 mins. Blend the cornflour in a small bowl, with the soy sauce and Chinese rice wine.
Stir into the stock and season with freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Add the crab meat and simmer for 5 mins, then stir in the sesame oil, spring onions and coriander. Cover with a lid and leave to stand for 1 min. Serve immediately.