Painted Desert Soup

Name: Painted Desert Soup
Ingredients: CORN CHILE CHOWDER; 12 ears corn, leave in husks; 3 cups chicken stock or 3 cups broth; 2 cups heavy cream; 12 ounces Velveeta cheese, cut up; 2 tablespoons canned jalapenos, finely minced (no juice); 1 tablespoon salt; cornstarch, as needed; cold water, as needed; BLACK BEAN SOUP; 1/2 lb hickory smoked bacon; 1/2 lb chopped yellow onion; 1 tablespoon chopped garlic; 4 cups uncooked black beans, rinsed and cleaned; water, as needed; 1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup broth; 2 teaspoons pureed chipotle chiles; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 cup cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper

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Ingredients

CORN CHILE CHOWDER
12 ears corn, leave in husks
3 cups chicken stock or 3 cups broth
2 cups heavy cream
12 ounces Velveeta cheese, cut up
2 tablespoons canned jalapenos, finely minced (no juice)
1 tablespoon salt
cornstarch, as needed
cold water, as needed
BLACK BEAN SOUP
1/2 lb hickory smoked bacon
1/2 lb chopped yellow onion
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
4 cups uncooked black beans, rinsed and cleaned
water, as needed
1 cup chicken stock or 1 cup broth
2 teaspoons pureed chipotle chiles
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

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["CORN CHILE CHOWDER:", "Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.", "Place the corn (in the husk) on a cookie sheet and roast for 50 minutes.", "Cool, remove husks from corn and cut corn off the cobs.", "Take 70% of the corn and chicken stock and puree in blender.", "Pour the puree into a double-boiler and heat over a medium heat until just hot.", "Add the heavy cream and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes.", "Add the remaining whole corn, Velveeta cheese, jalapenos and salt.", "Continue cooking until cheese has completely melted, sirring often.", "Mix corn starch and cold water in a separate bowl and add to soup as needed to thicken.", "Cook on low heat about 8 minutes until it thickens.", "BLACK BEAN SOUP:", "Smoke bacon and onions in an outside grill using mesquite wood chips fpr 25 minutes.", "Saute smoked bacon and onions with garlic in a large pot until they begin to caramelize.", "Add beans and enough water so that is is 1 1/2\" above the level of the beans.""