Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Corn Chowder with Chilies

The best friend and I made this soup last night. It's really delicious and easy to make! I found it on Pioneer Woman.
Taste: It was the perfect amount of spicy-ness, and the bacon was great!
Texture: Really nice, with the kernels of corn.
Would I make this again?: Yes, definitely!
Corn Chowder with Chilies
2 slices Bacon, Cut Into 1/2-inch Pieces (or Smaller)
2 Tablespoons Butter
1-½ whole Yellow Onion, Diced
5 ears Corn, Shucked (about 4 Cups)
2 whole Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce, Finely Diced
1 whole 4-ounce Can Diced Green Chilies
32 ounces, fluid Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1-½ cup Heavy Whipping Cream
½ teaspoons Kosher Salt (more To Taste)
3 Tablespoons Corn Meal OR Masa
¼ cups Water
Preparation Instructions

(Carefully) slice the corn kernels off the cob. Set aside. (We used a 32 oz bag of frozen corn)

Add bacon pieces to a pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Cook for a couple of minutes. Throw in diced onion and stir, cooking the onion for 3 to 4 minutes. Add butter and melt. Add corn. Stir and cook for one minute. Add both kinds of chilies and stir.

Pour in chicken broth and cream. Add salt. Stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low.

Combine cornmeal (or masa) with water. Stir to combine, then pour into the chowder. Cover and cook for 15 minutes over low heat. If chowder needs more thickening, add another tablespoon of cornmeal mixed with water. Cook for another ten minutes.

Serve with crusty sourdough bread or in a bread bowl. Absolutely yummy!

1 comment:

  1. yuumm love the soup recipes.. keep them coming it's the only thing i can eat on a daily basis right now without getting sick!!!

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