Healthy Corn Chowder Food

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, and thyme and cook until the vegetables are good and soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Dust the vegetables with flour and stir to coat everything well. Pour in the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes break down (this will help to thicken the soup and give it a good texture).
• Cut the corn kernels off the cob and add to the soup. Season with salt and pepper and simmer until the corn is soft, about 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the parsley and give it another little drink of olive oil. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

SUMMER CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven over low heat. Add onion; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle flour over onion; cook and stir until onion is coated, about 5 minutes.
• Stir vegetable broth and potatoes into the onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook partially covered until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add corn, red pepper, green pepper, half-and-half, ground black pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir until corn is softened, about 8 minutes.

SIMPLE CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Coat a large saucepan with cooking spray. Add onion; cook and stir over medium heat for 4 minutes or until tender. Add 4 cups corn; cook and stir until corn is softened, about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until corn is tender. Cool slightly. , In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth; return all to the pan. Add the red pepper, rosemary, thyme, pepper, cayenne and remaining corn and broth; cook and stir for 10 minutes or until the corn is tender.

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Pull the leaves from the celery stalks and set them aside. Chop your celery and onion. Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Add the celery (not the leaves), onion, and thyme. Stir until the vegetables start to brown.
• Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir for a few more minutes. Pour in the milk, add the potato and bring to a boil, stirring the whole time so the soup doesn't stick to the pot. Cook until the potatoes are tender, but not mushy - this will take around 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, chop the celery leaves, trim the ends off the spring onions and slice them thinly. When the potatoes are tender, stir in the corn, spring onion and celery leaves. Bring the soup back to the boil, then serve.
• This is delicious with a crusty brown roll or a Parmesan crisp.

CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Sling the butter into a soup kettle and melt over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook till crisp. Scoop out the bacon and drain on paper towels. Save for later--don't nibble too much.
• Pour off all but 1/4 cup of fat from the pot. Toss in the onions and peppers, seasoning them with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook till soft and then throw in the garlic, cooking it all for 1 minute more. Sprinkle on the flour and mix into the veggies. Dump in the broth and potatoes. Cover the pot and bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes, or till the potatoes are tender. Add the shredded carrots and corn. Cover and simmer everything 5 to 6 minutes longer to blend the flavors.
• Stir in the half-and-half. Season with the thyme, cayenne, some more salt, and lots of freshly ground black pepper to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and the bacon bits you've been saving. Give it one last stir, and ladle it up piping hot.

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Husk the corn.
• Carefully remove most of the silk by hand and then rub the ears with a towel to finish the job.
• Cut the kernels from the cobs and place in a bowl.
• You should have about 2 cups.
• Using the back of your knife, scrape down the cobs and add the milky substance that oozes out to the corn kernels.
• Heat a 3-to 4-quart heavy pot over low heat and add the diced bacon.
• Once it has rendered a few tablespoons of fat, increase the heat to medium and cook until the bacon is crisp and golden brown.
• Pour off all but one tablespoon of the bacon fat, leaving the bacon in the pot.
• Add the butter, onion, bell pepper, thyme, cumin, and turmeric and sauté, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for about 8 minutes, until the onion and pepper are tender but not browned.
• Add the corn kernels, potatoes and stock, turn up the heat, cover, and boil vigorously for about 10 minutes.
• Some of the potatoes will have broken up, but most should retain their shape.
• Use the back of your spoon to smash a bit of the corn and potatoes against the side of the pot.
• Reduce the heat to medium and season the chowder with salt and pepper.
• Stir the cornstarch mixture and slowly pour it into the pot, stirring constantly.
• As soon as the chowder has come back to a boil and thickened slightly, remove from the heat and stir in the cream.
• Adjust the seasoning if necessary.
• If you are not serving the chowder within the hour, let it cool a bit, then refrigerate; cover the chowder AFTER it has chilled completely.
• Otherwise, let it sit at room temperature for up to an hour, allowing the flavors to meld.
• When ready to serve, reheat the chowder over low heat; don't let it boil.
• Ladle into cups or bowls and sprinkle with the chopped chives.

HEALTHY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion and garlic (and the peppers, if they are frozen) and saute' for two minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Add (the peppers if fresh), carrots and corn and stir well.
• Stir in the potato, milk, broth, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes (until the potatoes are tender).
• While it simmers, drain and rinse the beans (helps eliminate the 'toot' factor) and them mash them with a fork in a small bowl until they form a paste.
• Stir the beans into the soup and cook until warmed or ready to eat.
• Serve hot.
• For Vegetarian use the Vegetable Broth of course.

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, then add onion, carrots, celery, and bell pepper to bacon fat and cook, stirring, until onion is softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add all potatoes, broth, and thyme and simmer, covered, until potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes. Add corn and cream and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Add sea salt and pepper, then stir in bacon.