Smoky Corn And Potato Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook and stir ham over medium-high heat until browned. Add potatoes, milk, corn and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted.

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO over medium-high heat in a soup pot. Add the bacon and brown to crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon and reserve the bacon bits. To the bacon drippings, add the garlic, onions and chiles, and cook to soften, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the corn and season with the thyme, paprika and salt and pepper, and stir. Add the cobs to the pot along with the bay leaves, potato and cover with the stock. Add a little water to the stock if it does not cover the corn. Cook the soup, partially covered, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cobs and bay leaves and puree with an immersion blender until the corn is creamed. Stir in the butter and lime juice and add hot sauce, to taste. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium flame.
• Serve the corn chowder topped with bacon, scallions, herbs and cheese.

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until tender.
• Coarsely chop potatoes and set aside (one can of whole new potatoes can be substituted to save time).
• Cook sausage, if not already, and slice into small peices.
• Stir milk into creamed corn in large saucepan.
• Add sausage, potatoes and whole kernel corn.
• Heat through, stirring occassionally.
• Stir in both kinds of cheese until melted.
• Garnish with green onion slivers, if desired.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a stockpot. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned, about 5 minutes. Add chilies, garlic, paprika, and red pepper flakes; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Stir potatoes, corn, vegetable broth, and half-and-half into mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and let simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Blend soup using an immersion blender to desired consistency, leaving some chunks of potato and corn. Top with tortilla chips, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onions.