Lindas Corn Chowder Food

CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place chicken carcass (and any leftover skin and meat and other bones) in a large pot and cover with cold water. Add bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 60 to 90 minutes. Remove from heat, cool slightly, and strain. Remove chicken meat from carcass, and chop into bite-size pieces.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion and shallots in butter until translucent. Pour in strained broth and chicken meat and stir in bouillon, parsley, salt, pepper, potatoes and corn. Simmer 15 minutes, until potatoes are cooked and corn is tender. Remove from heat and stir in cream.

LINDA'S SALMON CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a lg. pot, put in potatoes, onions, and salmon. Add enough water to cover all. Add salt and pepper, and let come to a boil.
• Boil about 15 minutes. Drain out water, until liquid is just covering potatoes.
• Add corn, and juice of corn, milk, evaporated milk, and reserved juice from canned salmon. Stir.
• Add a stick of margarine, and stir as it melts, to blend. Heat for 20 minutes on medium heat.
• Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• If you want to thicken the chowder, do so now, by adding about 1/2 cup flour into 2 cups COLD water, mixing well to remove lumps, then add about 1/3 at a time into chowder, until you get desired consistency.
• Makes a big pot.

LINDA'S NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a lg. pot, put in potatoes, and onions. Add enough water to cover all.
• Add salt and pepper, and let come to a boil. Boil about 15 minutes.
• Drain out water, until it is just covering all.
• Add clams with juice and bottled clam juice (if you are using), milk and evaporated milk, Stir.
• Add stick of margarine, and stir as it melts to blend. Heat for 20 mins on med. heat.
• If you want to thicken the chowder, do so now, by adding about 1/2 cup flour into 2 cups COLD water, mixing well to remove lumps, then add about 1/3 at a time into chowder, until you get desired consistency.
• Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Makes a big pot.

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.

LINDA'S CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a lg. pot, put in potatoes, and onions, and 2 teaspoons salt. Add enough water to cover all. Let come to a boil. Boil about 15 minutes.
• Drain out water, just leaving enough liquid to cover potatoes.
• Add corn and juice of corn, creamed corn, bacon, milk, and evaporated milk. Stir.
• Add stick of margarine, and stir as it melts, to blend inches Heat on med. for 20 minutes.
• If you want to thicken the chowder, do so now, by adding about 1/2 cups flour into 2 cups COLD water, mixing well to remove lumps, then add about 1/3 at a time into chowder, until you get desired consistency.
• Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Makes a big pot.

LINDA'S NEW ENGLAND FRIED CLAMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to its lowest setting.
• Line a lg. cookie sheet with double thickness of paper towels, and place it in the oven.
• Pour vegetable oil into a deep fryer, or a lg. heavy saucepan, to a depth of about 3".
• Heat oil to 375°F.
• In a bowl, beat the eggs until well blended, then stir in the milk and salt.
• Spread the flour on a lg. strip of wax paper.
• Drop the clams into the egg-milk mixture, and let them soak for 1 minute.
• Pick up a handful of the soaked clams, and roll them in the flour until well coated. Shake off any excess flour before dropping in the oil.
• Immediately drop the floured clams into the hot oil, and deep-fry for 1-2 mins., until golden brown.
• As they brown, transfer them to the towel-lined pan, and keep them warm in the oven, while the rest are cooking.
• Serve with lemon wedges, tarter sauce, and ketchup.

CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Wilt the bacon in a large soup pot over low heat until fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and allow it to melt.
• 2. Add the onions and wilt over low heat for 10 minutes. Add the flour and cook, stirring, another 5 minutes.
• 3. Add the stock and potatoes. Continue cooking over medium heat until the potatoes are just tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
• 4. Add the half-and-half, corn, pepper, and salt. Cook 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 5. Add the bell pepper and scallions, adjust the seasonings, and cook an additional 5 miinutes. Serve immediately, garnnished with cilantro.

GRANDMA'S CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat, and cook until crisp. Drain and crumble, reserving about 2 tablespoons drippings in the pot.
• Mix potatoes and onion into the pot with the crumbled bacon and reserved drippings. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Pour in the water, and stir in corn. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until potatoes are tender.
• Warm the half-and-half in a small saucepan until it bubbles. Remove from heat before it boils, and mix into the chowder just before serving.