Smoky Corn And Potato Chowder Food

SMOKY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO over medium-high heat in a soup pot. Add the bacon and brown to crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon and reserve the bacon bits. To the bacon drippings, add the garlic, onions and chiles, and cook to soften, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the corn and season with the thyme, paprika and salt and pepper, and stir. Add the cobs to the pot along with the bay leaves, potato and cover with the stock. Add a little water to the stock if it does not cover the corn. Cook the soup, partially covered, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cobs and bay leaves and puree with an immersion blender until the corn is creamed. Stir in the butter and lime juice and add hot sauce, to taste. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium flame.
• Serve the corn chowder topped with bacon, scallions, herbs and cheese.

QUICK POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook and stir onion in oil over medium heat until tender. Add broth and potatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Stir in the corn, 1/2 cup milk, salt and pepper. In a small bowl, whisk flour and remaining milk until smooth. Stir into soup; return to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

JULIE'S SENSATIONAL SMOKY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a stockpot. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add chilies, garlic, paprika, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Stir potatoes, corn, vegetable broth, and half-and-half into mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and let simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Blend soup using an immersion blender to desired consistency, leaving some chunks of potato and corn. Top with tortilla chips, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onions.

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.

SMOKY CORN AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender.
• Coarsely chop potatoes and set aside (one can of whole new potatoes can be substituted to save time).
• Cook sausage, if not already, and slice into small peices.
• Stir milk into creamed corn in large saucepan.
• Add sausage, potatoes and whole kernel corn.
• Heat through, stirring occassionally.
• Stir in both kinds of cheese until melted.
• Garnish with green onion slivers, if desired.

SMOKY CHEDDAR, HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and stir ham over medium-high heat until browned. Add potatoes, milk, corn and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, Brown sausage in butter, to render fat. Remove sausage from pan and set aside, reserving fat.
• Add onions to pot, and saute until they begin to soften.
• Add carrots and celery, and saute for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, to cook off "floury" taste.
• Add chicken stock, stirring to de-glaze pot, and to combine roux with stock, simmer for 5 minutes to thicken stock.
• Add garlic, pepper, and potatoes, simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. (don't overcook, as potatoes will dissolve!).
• Add sausage back to soup.
• Add Corn, half and half, and cheeses.
• Simmer until hot, and all cheeses are melted, and combined.
• Taste for seasoning, if in seems bland, add Better Than Bullion, 1 tbsp at a time, if it still seems to need it, add salt to taste.
• Garnish with green onions, and serve with crusty bread.

POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large heavy-duty bottom dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon renders its fat and begins to crisp up, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add onion, celery, and carrots. Cook until vegetables begin to soften, stirring occasionally, about 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and thyme. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds, while stirring constantly. Sprinkle flour over the vegetables and cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute.
• Add potatoes and chicken broth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes, while stirring occasionally and making sure to scrape the bottom of the pan.
• Add corn and continue to simmer, uncovered, for an additional 10 minutes or until the potatoes and corn are tender.
• Stir in half and half and cook just until warmed through, about 1-2 minutes. Do not boil or it will curdle. Taste for salt and pepper. Serve garnished with parsley, if desired.