Roasted Corn Soup With Tomato Food

ROASTED CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375°F.
• Using chef's knife or corn stripper, cut kernels from corn; Being careful to remove only the part of the corn kernel sticking out of the cob; cutting deeper will pull off fibrous material. Transfer the cut kernels (you should have 3 cups kernels). Transfer to a foil lined baking sheet.
• Hold cobs over a medium bowl and using back of butter knife, firmly scrape any remaining pulp on cobs into bowl. Transfer pulp to center of clean kitchen towel set in medium bowl. Wrap towel tightly around pulp and squeeze tightly until dry.
• Discard pulp in towel and set corn juice aside. Add just enough half-and-half to the corn juice to make 1 cup of liquid; set aside.
• Add tomatoes, onion and garlic in a single layer onto the foil-lined baking sheet with the corn. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until tomatoes skins are darken and caramelized. Remove from the oven and let cool. When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and discard. Transfer the tomato flesh and corn mixture to a large dutch oven and set aside. (Reserve a handful of the roasted corn for garnish if desired)
• Preheat broiler. Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise, discard seeds and membranes.
• Place halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet, and flatten with your hand.
• Broil 10 minutes or until blackened. Place bell peppers in a paper bag and fold to close tightly. Let stand 10 minutes before peeling; transfer to the large dutch oven with corn mixture.
• Add chicken broth to the dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chili powders, paprika and salt.
• Using an immersion blender, blend the soup until smooth.
• Add the half-and-half/corn liquid mixture and return to simmer. Season to taste with salt, pepper. Garnish each portion with a couple of avocado slices, a few drops of olive oil, a scattering of the reserved roasted corn and a sprinkle of paprika. Serve hot.

CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallots, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes. Place the cooked shallots, corn and chicken stock in a blender. Blend until smooth.
• Pour the corn mixture back into the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the tomatoes and basil.
• Ladle the soup into bowls and serve.

FRESH CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Press through a sieve or food mill; return to the pan. Add the sugar, salt and white pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in corn and basil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until corn is tender. Garnish with parsley and green onion.

ROASTED SWEET CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place corn, tomatoes, and garlic on a foil-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Gently toss with hands and then arrange in an even, flat layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tomatoes are crinkled and burst.
• While vegetables are roasting, heat a stock pot to medium high heat on stove top. Add remaining one teaspoon olive oil and diced onion. Saute about 5 minutes, or until tender. Add roasted bell peppers, chicken broth, smoked paprika and chipotle chili powder. Add a light sprinkling of kosher salt and black pepper (I add about 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few cracks of pepper at this point and then season to taste at the very end.).
• When corn and tomatoes are done roasting, add them to the pot*, making sure to scrape off all of the bits on the pan. (*If desired, reserve a couple spoonfuls of roasted corn for garnish.) Bring soup to a low simmer and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes. Use an immersion blender, or transfer soup to stand blender and puree until smooth. Taste, and add additional salt and pepper (and chipotle chili powder if you want a little more heat) to taste. Divide into bowls and garnish with a sprinkle of smoked paprika, a few corn kernels, and some chopped herbs if desired.

ROASTED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400-degrees F.
• Place corn on a cookie sheet.
• Roast corn for 45-60 minutes until the outside of the husks are dry and dark brown (I can't see why you couldn't do this on the grill instead). Let cool and then shuck corn and cut kernels off the ears.
• Puree 3 cups of the corn with 3 cups of water in a blender.
• Cook the pureeed corn in a pan along with the chipotle chiles and remaining 2 cups of water for 10-15 minutes over low heat.
• Stir in the reserved corn and salt.
• Pour into bowls and crumble cheese over each serving.