Corn And Fingerling Potato Chowder With Applewood Smoked Bacon Food

CORN CHOWDER WITH FINGERLING POTATOES & SMOKED BACON

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large pot oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Add butter and onion to drippings in pan and cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add flour and stir to coat onions. Continue to cook until flour has turn a very pale, golden color, one or two minutes.
• Add corn, chopped thyme, cayenne pepper, and garlic to pan, and stir to combine.
• Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, cream, and potatoes.
• Cover, turn heat to high and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium low and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender and the broth has thickened, stirring frequently.
• Season with salt and black pepper. To serve, ladle into bowls and sprinkle with the reserved crumbled bacon and thyme leaves.

BACON CORN CHOWDER WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large pot over medium heat 8 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels; reserve bacon drippings in pot.
• Add onion and celery to pot; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until almost translucent. Increase heat to high; add 1/2 cup of the broth, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Add reserved corn cobs, remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to low.
• Simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender; uncover.
• Add milk and hot sauce; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add corn kernels; simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove and discard corn cobs and bay leaves.
• Stir in bacon just before serving.