Dorie-inspired Bacon & Corn Chowder
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Serves: 4-6 servings
 
Ingredients
Garnish
  • 6-8 bacon slices
  • ½ cup of corn kernels
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • A pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika
  • Sour cream
Soup
  • 2 cups milk
  • About 2 cups of corn kernels plus the juice (2x341 ml cans of corn)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 big onion, diced into small pieces
  • 1 carrot, cut into small cubes
  • 1-2 stalks of celery, cut into small cubes
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 1 cup of chicken or vegetable stock (Or substitute some bouillon cubes)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1-2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1-2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Ground white pepper and ground black pepper
  • Paprika
Instructions
Garnish
  1. Cook bacon in a large pot or saucepan until crisp. Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve the fat inside the pan.
  2. Once the bacon has cooled down slightly, chop it up into small pieces and add the corn kernels, the green onion and a pinch of cayenne to the mix.
Soup
  1. In a pot, add the milk and corn kernels and allow it to come to a boil, then turn the heat off to allow for the corn to steep and infuse the milk.
  2. In the same large pot or saucepan used to fry the bacon, melt the butter and add the onions. Saute the onions in the butter over medium heat until they are translucent, 5-7 minutes. Make sure not to turn the heat onto high as we do not want to crisp up and brown the onions too much.
  3. Add the carrots, celery and garlic to the pot and saute for an extra 5-7 minutes.
  4. Once the vegetables are semi-tender, add the corn and milk, the water, the stock, thyme and rosemary, bay leaf and paprika and season if necessary. Simmer he soup for 15-20 minutes to allow the vegetables to soften even more and to allow all the flavors to mingle.
  5. After 15-20 of gentle simmering, begin blending the soup with an immersion blender/blender or leave it as is.
  6. If you are blending the soup, make sure to rewarm to keep the soup nice and hot :)
  7. Add a dollop of sour cream in the middle of the soup and top off with the bacon and corn garnish.
Recipe by The Chewy Life at https://www.thechewylife.com/dorie-inspired-chowder/