Onion Soup with Corn and Pasta

Knowing what to do with ingredients in the kitchen is extremely important to become a great cook at home. Knowing how to make the most of what you have on hand is a great skill to have. When you are down to a variety of random food items that seem to not go together, improvisation with those ingredients can separate you from making a delicious homemade dinner and calling for take out. For this recipe I had to improvise with my available ingredients. With them I made a onion noodle soup with some leftover corn.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of corn
pasta(any kind will do)
three onions chopped
three cloves minced
two teaspoons of thyme
teaspoon of cumin
teaspoon chili flake
tablespoon of chicken base
water
1/4 cup of soy sauce
salt
pepper
olive oil

Method:

In a soup pot  cook the chopped onions in olive oil until they become caramelized. This should take about 20 minutes. Make sure to cook them at a medium to medium low heat. Stir the onions ocassionally for even cooking. If the onions begin to stick add so water to the pot. After the onions having caramelized, add the minced garlic, cumin, thyme, chili flake, salt and pepper. Cook until the garlic and chili flake is fragrant. This should take about 2 minutes. After that add enough water to the pot to cook the pasta. Now it will start to look like onion soup. Bring the soup to a boil. When it is at a bowl add the soy sauce, chicken base, and pasta. When the pasta is almost done cooking add the corn to heat through. When serving, garnish with mint. I hope this recipe makes you excited to do some kitchen improvisation of your own. Enjoy!