Sweet Potato Corn Bacon Chowder Food

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 CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the bacon in a large stockpot over medium heat until it begins to crisp. Spoon off the bacon fat, except for a thin coating. Add the peppers and onion to the bacon and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the vegetables are tender.
• Add the sweet potatoes, chicken broth, and chipotles and simmer, covered, 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Stir in the corn, milk, and salt; heat through. Serve with quesadillas and garnish with cilantro.
• Heat tortillas in a preheated 350 degree F oven until warm. Top each with some shredded Monterey Jack and a few cilantro leaves. Top each with another tortilla. Heat until cheese is melted.
• Yield: 4 servings

SWEET POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in a Dutch oven or stock pot. Transfer to the bacon to a plate, leaving the bacon grease in the Dutch oven.
• Saute the onions in the bacon grease over medium-high heat until tender and translucent, about 7-8 minutes. Add the red bell pepper and cook for another 4 minutes. Add the sweet potato and cook for another 4 minutes. Add the flour and stir until dissolved.
• Add the broth, corn, thyme and marjoram. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 15-18 minutes or until the sweet potatoes are tender. If you prefer a creamier texture, puree about ⅓ of the mixture and return it to the pot.
• Add the cream, green onions and bacon and heat through. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

SWEET POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, render the bacon over medium-low heat until crispy, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a plate and reserve the fat in the pot. Turn the heat up to medium, add the sweet potato to the bacon fat and cook to al dente, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer the sweet potato to the bacon plate.
• Add the garlic, bay leaves, celery, onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper to the bacon fat. Add a tablespoon of butter if there's not enough bacon fat to saute the vegetables. Cook over medium heat until the vegetables are translucent and soft, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the flour to the pot and stir with the vegetables until fully incorporated. Stir in the vegetable stock and canned corn with its liquid. Bring to a simmer. Add the bacon and sweet potatoes back to the pot and slowly stir in the heavy cream. Cook for a few minutes to warm through.
• Garnish with freshly ground black pepper and sliced green onions before serving.

SWEET POTATO/BACON CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot cook bacon over medium high heat until almost crisp.
• Add white potatoes and onions. Cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add sweet potatoes, bay leaves, Old Bay, salt and pepper. Cover and reduce heat to medium; cook a few minutes more - until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add remaining ingredients. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until heated through (approx 10 minutes).
• Remove bay leaves and serve.

BACON CORN CHOWDER WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large pot over medium heat 8 minutes or until crisp. Drain on paper towels; reserve bacon drippings in pot.
• Add onion and celery to pot; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until almost translucent. Increase heat to high; add 1/2 cup of the broth, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot. Add reserved corn cobs, remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Cover; reduce heat to low.
• Simmer 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender; uncover.
• Add milk and hot sauce; simmer 5 minutes.
• Add corn kernels; simmer 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove and discard corn cobs and bay leaves.
• Stir in bacon just before serving.

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.

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.

SWEET POTATO & CORN CHOWDER SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Prepare the roux the oil & flour - saute over low heat until dark peanut butter colored. Set aside.
• Cook the bacon crisp in a 3 to 5 quart sauce pan. Chop & measure. Set aside. Reserve bacon grease.
• Add the onion & celery to the sauce pan used to cook the bacon & saute until translucent.
• Add the chicken stock, diced sweet potatoes & corn. Bring to a boil then lower to simmer until sweet potatoes are just soft.
• Add the bacon & 1 tablespoon of the roux. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring & add additional roux until the chowder/soup reaches the consistency you desire.
• Add heavy cream, adjust seasoning with salt & pepper. Do not boil or cream may separate. Plate & garnish with chives.