Fresh Corn Chowder

Name: Fresh Corn Chowder
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, finely chopped; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 medium celery ribs, diced; 6 small ears of corn; 4 12 cups milk; 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 12 teaspoons salt; 12 teaspoon white pepper or 12 teaspoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

9 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, finely chopped
1 small onion, chopped
2 medium celery ribs, diced
6 small ears of corn
4 12 cups milk
2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced
1 12 teaspoons salt
12 teaspoon white pepper or 12 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

1

Place bacon in a soup pot and cook, stirring, over medium heat until it releases all of its fat and starts to crisp, about 10-15 minutes.
2

Leaving the bacon in the pan, spoon off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
3

Add onion and celery and cook, stirring, until tender and slightly browned, about 10 minutes.
4

Remove kernels from ears of corn and set them aside.
5

Add milk and potatoes to the pot.
6

Add cobs to the pot and submerge them.
7

Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
8

Remove the cobs and stir in the kernels along with salt and pepper.
9

Simmer gently until corn is tender, about 5 minutes.
10

Remove 1 1/2 c of the solids with a slotted spoon and puree them until smooth.
11

Return them to the soup.
12

Add butter and let stand until butter is melted.