Ingredients

  • 8 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade
  • 12 cup sake (Japanese rice wine)
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 4 slices peeled ginger
  • 1 cup fresh corn kernels
  • 8 medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 8 green onions (white part only, sliced lengthwise into thin shreds)

Method

  • Bring stock,sake',soy sauce,sugar and ginger to boil in large saucepan.
  • Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Add fresh corn and simmer 5 minutes.
  • Add shrimp and lemon juice and cook until shrimp turn pink, about 30 seconds.
  • Ladle soup into bowls, garnish with green onions and serve immediately.