Cranked Up Corn Chowder

Description

I love corn chowder. This robust recipe is hearty and filling.

Ingredients

  • 4 ears corn, kernels cut from cob
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4 red potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 cups light cream
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Combine corn kernels and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a baking dish; stir to coat corn kernels in oil.
  3. Roast corn in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion
  5. carrot
  6. celery
  7. and garlic in the olive oil until tender
  8. 5 to 7 minutes. Stir chicken broth
  9. roasted corn
  10. potatoes
  11. light cream
  12. cream-style corn
  13. parsley
  14. salt
  15. and pepper into the vegetable mixture; bring to a boil.
  16. Melt butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat; stir flour into melted butter and whisk until a paste forms and begins to thin
  17. about 5 minutes.
  18. Stir roux into the chowder; continue cooking until chowder is thickened
  19. about 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 8

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