Corn Chowder
This easy to make corn chowder is made with sweet corn, savory bacon and just a few other simple ingredients for a perfect meal that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 5-6 ears Corn On The Cobs (fresh or frozen and thawed) if using canned corn, you need 4 cups
- 6 slices Bacon, diced
- 2 tbs Butter
- 1 small Onion, chopped
- 2 large Carrots, peeled and diced small
- 4 cloves Garlic, minced
- ¼ cup Flour
- 3 cups Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and diced small
- 2 cups Vegetable Broth
- 3 cups Milk
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 2 tbs Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbs Garlic Powder
- ¼ cup Fresh Parsley, chopped
Instructions
- In a large pot, add the diced bacon and fry until crispy. Set the bacon aside and let it drain on a paper towel leaving the extra grease in the pot.
- Add the butter and sauté the chopped carrot and onion unit they are soft. This sound take about 5 minutes.
- Next, add the minced garlic and season the vegetables with salt, pepper and half of the Italian seasoning. Stir it all together and let it cook for another minute.
- Stir the flour into the vegetables for one minute.
- Add the potatoes, season them with a little more salt and pepper and let them cook with the flour and vegetables for about 2 minutes.
- Slowly stir in the vegetable broth and be sure to scrape all of those delicious brown bits off the bottom of the pot.
- Now, slowly pour in the milk.
- Using a sharp knife, carefully remove the kernels from the corn cobs and add the cobs only to the chowder. Do NOT add the corn itself yet.
- Bring the liquid up to a boil, turn the heat to low and place a lid on top. Let the soup simmer for about 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are soft, stirring occasionally.
- Now, carefully discard the cobs from the soup and stir in the heavy cream and corn kernels.
- Season the chowder with salt, pepper, garlic powder and the rest of the Italian seasoning and give it all a nice big stir together.
- Stir the bacon into the soup and let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Keep a little pinch of bacon if youd like to use some for garnish.
- Stir in the chopped parsley and add the chowder to individual bowls. Serve warm and enjoy!