Chilled Corn Soup with Herbed Chicken
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill sprigs, chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
- 1/2 pound boiling potatoes (about 2 medium)
- 5 cups water
- 4 cups corn (cut from about 6 large ears), reserving 3 cobs
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup ice water for thinning soup
- In a deep skillet or saucepan simmer chicken in broth, covered, turning it once, 10 minutes and remove skillet or pan from heat.
- Let chicken stand in broth, covered, 20 minutes, or until just cooked through, and cool, uncovered.
- Chill mixture, covered, at least until cold, about 6 hours, and up to 1 day.
- Drain chicken and shred into a bowl.
- Add dill, chives, and salt and pepper to taste and toss to combine well.
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
- In a 4-quart saucepan simmer water, potatoes, corn, reserved cobs, and cumin, partially covered, until potatoes are very tender, about 15 minutes, and cool.
- Discard cobs and in a blender puree half of corn mixture in batches until smooth, transferring to a bowl.
- Stir in remaining corn mixture, cayenne, and salt to taste.
- Chill soup, covered, at least until cold, about 6 hours, and up to 1 day.
- Before serving, thin soup with ice water if desired and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
- Divide soup among 4 bowls and mound chicken in center.
chicken, chicken broth, dill sprigs, fresh chives, potatoes, water, corn, ground cumin, cayenne, water
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chilled-corn-soup-with-herbed-chicken-13020 (may not work)