Hot But Sweet Corn Potato Chowder Food

OLD FASHIONED CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine, in a large pot,all ingredients except milk and flour/water.
• Cook until potatoes are fork tender.
• Add milk and flour/water, stirring well.
• Bring to a boil and allow to cook for 10 minutes.
• Serve with chopped green onion and shredded cheese as a garnish.

SWEET POTATO AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the bacon and cook until crispy and most of the fat is rendered, about 8 minutes. Set the bacon aside for later use, leaving the fat in the pot.
• In the same pot over medium heat, saute the sweet potato, shallots, garlic and bell pepper, stirring frequently, until the shallots are tender and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the thyme, sage and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Add the flour and curry to the vegetables and stir until incorporated. Cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the corn, chicken stock, heavy cream and sherry vinegar. Bring to a simmer and cook, covered, until the sweet potato is tender, another 20 to 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Plate into individual bowls and garnish with the crispy bacon and chives.

SWEET POTATO-CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in pan. Set bacon aside.
• Cook onion, corn, sweet red pepper, leek, thyme, and marjoram in the bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
• Add sweet potatoes, 2-1/2 cups water, and chicken broth; cook, uncovered for 18 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.
• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup cold water, stirring until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture into soup.
• Bring to a boil; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and bubbly.
• Reduce heat to low; add bacon, whipping cream, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Cook, uncovered, until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately.

HOT, BUT SWEET CORN & POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• put a bit of oil in a big stock pan, and add the onions (it will be a lot, i always just run these through the cuisinart to get good thick sections instead of squares and it saves on the tears).
• cook the onions for ~10 min, until they are clear and a little brown.
• add the leek and corn, cook for 5 more minute.
• add the creamed corn and potatoes. if necessary, add milk to thin the soup out a bit and cover the potatoes.
• stir in the spices.
• cover and simmer for 20 min, or until the potatoes are cooked through.

SUMMER CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut the corn from the cobs. Take the back of a large knife and scrape it against the cobs to extract as much of the "milk" as you can. Set both aside in a bowl.
• Cook bacon in a saute pan over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• Heat oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno; saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and potatoes; bring to a low boil.
• Lower heat to a simmer and cover the pot. Cook until potatoes are just about tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add corn kernels and any accumulated "milk," half-and-half, oregano, and cumin. Simmer until corn is tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with sour cream and Cheddar cheese.

CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute the corn and onion in the olive oil in a large saucepan for around 5 -8 minutes.
• Process half of the vegetable mixture and all the stock until smooth.
• Add potatoes, celery, and thyme. Boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 10-15 minute
• Stir in milk, and cook until hot, 2-3 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Note: For thicker soup, add a mixture of 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour and 1/3 cup of water. Heat soup to boiling; stir in flour mixture and boil, stir constantly until thickened, about 1 minute.

SWEET POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In stock pot, sauté bacon over medium heat until crisp and browned.
• Remove bacon and set aside.
• Add onion, red pepper, leek, thyme, marjoram, salt and pepper to bacon drippings.
• Sauté for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add sweet potatoes, corn, chicken broth and 2 1/2 cups water to mixture in stock pot.
• Cook until sweet potatoes are tender (approx. 15 to 20 minutes).
• Mix cornstarch and 1/2 cup water and stir into soup.
• Heat to boiling, stirring constantly and cook until thickened.
• Reduce heat to low, stir in half and half or milk, bacon and cooked chicken.
• Garnish with fresh thyme, if desired.