Hearty Southwestern Corn Chowder Food

SOUTHWESTERN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
• Put the oiled corn on a baking sheet and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put the oiled tomatoes on another baking sheet and roast them both for 10 to 12 minutes until the tomato skin blisters and the corn is lightly browned. In a medium skillet, grill the red pepper over medium-high heat until it is black on each side. Put the tomatoes and the pepper in the refrigerator, and peel them when they have cooled.
• Heat the butter in a large pot over medium heat and add the onion and garlic and saute. Add the flour and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock, roasted corn, peeled tomatoes, half-and-half, and 1 1/4 cups of the tortilla chip pieces and mix well. Pour this mixture in a food processor or blender* and puree until smooth. Strain the chowder, and then season it with cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste. Peel and dice the roasted red pepper. Serve the soup topped with diced avocado, red pepper, and the remaining tortilla chip pieces. Serve immediately.

HEARTY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pot.
• Sauté the onion and garlic until onion is transparent.
• Add the potatoes and toss in the butter to coat.
• Pour in the chicken stock and let simmer about 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• With a potato masher lightly mash the potatoes, leaving some chunks.
• Stir in the creamed corn and milk.
• Simmer on low heat gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• *Do not allow to boil as there is a chance the milk may curdle.
• *Simmer gently for 10 minutes or until chowder has thickened.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN AND RED PEPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, bring potatoes, cream and bullion to a simmer over medium heat until tender.
• In large stock pot, fry bacon until crisp.
• Remove bacon, save drippings.
• Saute onions in 2 Tablespoons bacon fat (or oil) over medium heat until soft.
• Add peppers and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in salt, thyme, white pepper, poultry seasoning and coriander.
• Add milk and heat gently, do not boil.
• Add potato mixture to stock pot, stir and bring to simmer.
• Thicken with cooled butter-flour mixture.
• Stir well.
• Simmer lightly to obtain a gloss.
• Add corn and heat thoroughly.
• Sprinkle bacon bits on top before serving.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Add olive oil to soup pot and saute chopped onion until soft.
• Add corn and broth and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove 1 cup of solids plus 1/3 cup of liquid and place in blender or food processor.
• Blend until smooth and return puree to pot.
• Heat until almost boiling.
• Stir in red pepper and tomato.
• Heat for 1 minute.
• Immediately before serving, squeeze lime into soup and top with cilantro.
• Garnish each bowl with Tabasco sauce, lime wedges and a dollop of yogurt or sour cream, if using.

SOUTHWESTERN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook chicken and onion in oil until chicken is no longer pink. Stir in the broth, corn and picante sauce and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in peppers and cilantro. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into soup. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Spoon into bowls; top with cheese if desired.

HEARTY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside., Saute celery and onion in drippings until onion is lightly browned. Add potatoes and water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir in corn, milk, sausage, dill and bacon. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.

SOUTHWESTERN CHEESY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut all vegetables to size-- I cut all of mine into approximately 1/2" pieces-- I found that it reduced the cooking time for them all to be similar in size.
• In soup pot, melt 2 T butter and brown the ground turkey.
• Add garlic& sauté until done.
• Add onions, green& red peppers, and zucchini-- sauté a few minutes until vegetables are limp.
• Stir in 1 T butter& flour.
• Add chicken stock, peas, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, salt, sage, chipotle peppers, adobo sauce,& black pepper.
• Bring to boil-- Reduce heat to simmer.
• Cover & let cook until all vegetables are tender, (approx 25 minutes).
• Ladle 2 cups of soup into mixing bowl-- SLOWLY stir in the half & half to prevent it from separating.
• Pour it SLOWLY back into soup pot, stirring frequently.
• Add both cheeses-- stir until cheese is melted and chowder is thickened.
• Taste & adjust salt/pepper if needed.

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a pressure cooker, saute bacon until crisp.
• Add oil, onion, garlic and chicken. Saute 3 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, salsa, peppers, carrots, chicken broth, salt, red pepper flakes and hot pepper sauce.
• Close pressure cooker and heat on high to develop maximum pressure. Reduce heat to maintain pressure and cook 6 minutes, then release pressure. Remove the chicken and cut it into bite-size pieces.
• Add chicken, corn, cilantro and sherry to the soup. Bring to a simmer and cook 2 minutes. Combine flour and butter into a paste, then add it one tablespoon at a time, mixing until the soup is creamy. Cook 1 more minute. Add half-and-half and mix thoroughly.
• If not using a pressure cooker, you will need to cook for a longer time, though I have not tested the recipe this way.

HEARTY SOUTHWESTERN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a dry large pot over medium heat. Add bacon pieces, and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a spatula or slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Add onion to pot; cook until just softened, about 4 minutes. Add carrot, celery, and poblano; cook until vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1 teaspoon salt, the cumin, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and the cayenne. Raise heat to high; add wine. Cook until most liquid has evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes and stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; gently simmer until all vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir in corn and cream; cook until corn is tender (do not let cream boil), about 5 minutes more. Stir in cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with cilantro and reserved bacon pieces; add hot sauce, if desired.