Corn Chowder With Red Peppers And Pancetta Food

DELICIOUS CORN, POTATO AND BELL PEPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan sauté onion and garlic in butter for about 3 minutes or until tender.
• Add cream-style corn, corn kernels, potatoes, soup and canned mushrooms.
• Stir in half and half.
• Add green and red bell peppers.
• Season with salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper (if using).
• Simmer for 45 minutes or until veggies are tender.
• Garnish with cooked bacon then sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.

SALMON AND CORN CHOWDER WITH PANCETTA AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Cook pancetta in heavy large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from pot. Add leeks, bay leaves, and thyme. Sauté until leeks are soft, about 8 minutes. Add clam juice. Increase heat to high and bring to boil. Add potatoes and corn. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 12 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill soup uncovered until cold, then cover and refrigerate. Cover pancetta and refrigerate. Rewarm pancetta in skillet and bring soup to simmer before continuing.) Stir salmon and cream into soup. Simmer until salmon is just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Stir in parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with pancetta.
• Pancetta, an Italian bacon cured in salt, is available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a dutch over, fry bacon crisp.
• Remove from dutch oven, crumble bacon and set aside.
• Pour off bacon fat, add 1 TBS vegetable oil, saute onions, celery and garlic over low/medium heat for 3 or 4 minutes.
• Onions and Celery should still have some crunch.
• Add 4 cups of chicken stock, bay leaf, parsley, sage and diced potatoes.
• Simmer low until potatoes are just tender and Remove bay leaf.
• Add Chicken,corn, bacon, cayenne and roasted red pepper.
• Bring back to a simmer and remove from heat.
• Stir the half and half.
• Add Salt and Pepper to Taste.
• Return to heat to warm, do not boil, stir in butter and it's ready to serve.
• Hint: We cook chicken leg quarters (as we think dark meat works best in this recipe) in a crock pot until tender.
• We pull off the meat to use in chowder.
• We defat this stock to use as part of the chicken stock needed for the chowder.

CORN AND PEPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute onion and red pepper in oil until tender. Stir in flour and cumin until blended. Gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add the potatoes, bouillon, salt and pepper. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Add corn and milk. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until heated through. Garnish with cilantro.

CORN BISQUE WITH RED BELL PEPPER AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, carrot and celery and sauté 3 minutes. Add 5 1/2 cups corn, rosemary and cayenne and sauté 2 minutes. Add stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until vegetables are tender and liquid is slightly reduced, about 30 minutes.
• Working in batches, purée soup in blender. Return soup to pot. Mix in half and half and remaining 2 cups corn. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and sauté until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Stir bell pepper into soup. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer. Ladle into bowls and serve.