Suam na Mais (Filipino Corn Soup)

Suam na mais is a Filipino corn soup cooked with sliced pork and shrimp. It is great to serve this as an appetizer or as a viand served with cooked rice. As much as possible, use the white variety of corn instead of yellow corn because it softer, more delicate and it is the traditional corn used in cooking suam na mais, but you can use the yellow variety if non is available.

To cook suam na mais; In a medium size pan, heat cooking oil and saute garlic until fragrant. Add chopped onions and saute until soft. Add in pork and shrimps and saute until slightly brown. Add shrimp broth and bring to a boil. Simmer until pork is tender. Put in the corn and simmer until corn is cooked. Add in the ampalaya leaves, simmer for another minute then serve hot. 

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How to Cook Suam na Mais (Filipino Corn Soup)

Suam na mais is a Filipino corn soup cooked with sliced pork and shrimp. It is great to serve this as an appetizer or as a viand served with cooked rice.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Vegetable Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Keyword: suam na mais

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 tsp. garlic minced
• 1 onion chopped
• 1/2 cup pork sliced
• 1/2 cup shrimps shelled
• 4 cups shrimp broth
• 1 cup uncooked white corn shredded
• 1 cup ampalaya or bitter melon leaves
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper

Instructions

How to cook Suam na Mais:

• In a medium size pan, heat cooking oil and saute garlic until fragrant.
• Add chopped onions and saute until soft.
• Add in pork and shrimps and saute until slightly brown.
• Add shrimp broth and bring to a boil. Simmer until pork is tender.
• Put in the corn and simmer until corn is cooked.
• Add in the ampalaya leaves, simmer for another minute then serve hot.