Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

100 g skinless, boneless chicken breast, finely diced

1 garlic clove (finely chopped)

1 tablespoon cornflour

600 ml hot chicken stock

100 g sweetkorn kernels

1 egg

1 tablespon fresh lemon juice

shredded salad onions, to garnish

dark soy sauce and prawn crackers,to serve

toasted seasame seeds to garnish

Preparation

Heat the oil in a deep pan and gently cook the chicken, garlic and ginger for 3-4 minutes without colouring.

Blend the cornflour with a little stock and add to the soup pan with the remaining stock and the sweetcorn.Bring to the boil,stirring continuosly,andsimmer gently for 5-7 min.

Beat together the egg and lemon juice and slowly trickle into the soup pan, stirring with a chopspik or fork to make egg strands. season to taste, garnish with salad onions and toasted sesame seeds,serv with a drizzle of soy sauce and some prawn crackers.