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Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder

Ingredients

Bacon
8 slices Bacon
diced
Unsalted Butter
2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
Yellow Onion
1 medium Yellow Onion
diced
All-purpose Flour
0.25 cup All-purpose Flour
Garlic
2 cloves Garlic
minced
Water
5 cups Water
(chicken broth or vegetable broth may be substituted)
Yellow Sweet Corn
8 ears Yellow Sweet Corn
(husks and silks removed)
Yukon Gold Or Baby Red Potatoes
1 lb Yukon Gold Or Baby Red Potatoes
sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
Dried Thyme
0.25 tsp Dried Thyme
Smoked Paprika
0.25 tsp Smoked Paprika
Salt And Black Pepper
Salt And Black Pepper
to taste
Half And Half Or Heavy Cream
1 cup Half And Half Or Heavy Cream
Chopped Fresh Chives
1 handful Chopped Fresh Chives

Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder

The Chunky Chef (The Chunky Chef)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
615 min35 min50 min10

Cozy up to a big bowl of this homemade corn chowder! Easy to make with either fresh or frozen corn, it's a great year-round soup!

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Equipment

Immersion blender

Immersion blender

Whisk

Whisk

Slotted spoon

Slotted spoon

Paper towel

Paper towel

Instructions

Slice corn kernels off the cob and set aside. Take each ear of corn and hold it over a bowl. Use either the back of your knife or a spoon and scrape any remaining pulp and juice from the cobs.
Cook bacon pieces in large heavy bottomed pot (like a dutch oven) over MED heat. Cook about 5-8 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
Use a clean paper towel to absorb some of the bacon grease, reserving about 1 Tbsp of grease in the pot. Add butter and melt over MED heat.
Add diced onions and cook about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add garlic and flour and cook about 1 minute, stirring often.
While whisking, pour in water and increase heat to MED-HIGH. Add in corn, potatoes, thyme, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper. Stir and bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to MED-LOW and simmer.
Simmer, stirring every so often, for 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender.
Use an immersion blender to blend about half the soup until smooth. Alternatively, remove about 3 cups of the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. Stir the blended soup back into the pot.
Add in half and half, reserved corn juice, and about half the chives. Stir in and heat through.
Serve sprinkled with remaining chives and cooked bacon pieces, if desired.
Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder

Hearty Homemade Corn Chowder

The Chunky Chef (The Chunky Chef)

ServesPrepCookTotalShares
615 min35 min50 min10

Cozy up to a big bowl of this homemade corn chowder! Easy to make with either fresh or frozen corn, it's a great year-round soup!

main coursesoup
Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.
Login to Continue

Equipment

Immersion blender

Immersion blender

Whisk

Whisk

Slotted spoon

Slotted spoon

Paper towel

Paper towel


Ingredients

Bacon
8 slices Bacon
diced
Unsalted Butter
2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
Yellow Onion
1 medium Yellow Onion
diced
All-purpose Flour
0.25 cup All-purpose Flour
Garlic
2 cloves Garlic
minced
Water
5 cups Water
(chicken broth or vegetable broth may be substituted)
Yellow Sweet Corn
8 ears Yellow Sweet Corn
(husks and silks removed)
Yukon Gold Or Baby Red Potatoes
1 lb Yukon Gold Or Baby Red Potatoes
sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
Dried Thyme
0.25 tsp Dried Thyme
Smoked Paprika
0.25 tsp Smoked Paprika
Salt And Black Pepper
Salt And Black Pepper
to taste
Half And Half Or Heavy Cream
1 cup Half And Half Or Heavy Cream
Chopped Fresh Chives
1 handful Chopped Fresh Chives

Instructions

Slice corn kernels off the cob and set aside. Take each ear of corn and hold it over a bowl. Use either the back of your knife or a spoon and scrape any remaining pulp and juice from the cobs.
Cook bacon pieces in large heavy bottomed pot (like a dutch oven) over MED heat. Cook about 5-8 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove to a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
Use a clean paper towel to absorb some of the bacon grease, reserving about 1 Tbsp of grease in the pot. Add butter and melt over MED heat.
Add diced onions and cook about 5 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add garlic and flour and cook about 1 minute, stirring often.
While whisking, pour in water and increase heat to MED-HIGH. Add in corn, potatoes, thyme, smoked paprika, and salt and pepper. Stir and bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to MED-LOW and simmer.
Simmer, stirring every so often, for 15-20 minutes, until potatoes are fork tender.
Use an immersion blender to blend about half the soup until smooth. Alternatively, remove about 3 cups of the soup to a blender and blend until smooth. Stir the blended soup back into the pot.
Add in half and half, reserved corn juice, and about half the chives. Stir in and heat through.
Serve sprinkled with remaining chives and cooked bacon pieces, if desired.