Bacon Corn Chowder Recipes

CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cut the corn off the cob. This is how I do it: Place a small ramekin in a large bowl. Place corn on the ramekin then cut the corn off. See video. Keep naked cobs.
• Place 1 tsp butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until golden. Use a slotted spoon to remove onto a paper towel lined plate. Leave fat in pot.
• Lower heat to medium high. Add 2 tbsp butter, once melted, add garlic and onion. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes until onion is translucent.
• Add flour and mix it in. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add broth, milk, potatoes, thyme and bay leaf. Break naked cobs into 2 or 3 and add into the liquid. Put the lid on and simmer for 25 minutes (adjust heat so it's simmering energetically but not bubbling like crazy or super gently).
• Remove lid, remove corn cobs. Add corn and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked to your taste.
• Stir through cream and 3/4 of the bacon and shallots. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with remaining bacon and shallots.

CORN-BACON CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes; drain.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside until potatoes are done.
• Add the bacon, potato soup, mushroom soup, corn, milk, and curry powder to the potato pot, and simmer over medium heat at least 15 minutes, stirring often. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve.

BACON-POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1-1/2 teaspoons in pan. Add onion to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender., Meanwhile, place potatoes in a large saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium; cook, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1 cup potato water., Add corn, milk, salt, pepper, potatoes and reserved potato water to saucepan; heat through. Stir in bacon and onion.

POTATO BACON CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large heavy-bottom pot and cook over medium-high heat until crispy, about 10 minutes. Add onions and celery to bacon and stir until coated in bacon grease; add garlic.
• Pour 1 quart water over onion mixture and cover pot; steam vegetables until partially tender, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 quart water and cream; reduce heat to medium.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir flour into melted butter and cook until mixture forms a paste. Add potatoes to flour-butter paste and cook until paste is lightly browned and the raw flavor of flour is gone, about 5 minutes. Slowly stir potato mixture into vegetable and cream mixture and cook until soup is smooth, potatoes are tender, and temperature is 170 degrees F (75 degrees C) to 180 degrees F (80 degrees C), 30 to 40 minutes.
• Cook and stir corn and red bell pepper together in a cast iron skillet over medium heat until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Mix corn mixture into soup and season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.

POTATO, BACON, AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the bacon pieces in a large skillet over medium heat until the fat has rendered, and the bacon is crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon, leaving the grease in the pan. Stir the carrot, celery, and bay leaf into the bacon grease; cook for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot over medium-low heat. Whisk in the flour, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the milk, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Once simmering, cook for 5 minutes, whisking frequently. Add the bacon, cooked vegetables, potatoes, and corn. Return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes more. Use additional milk as needed to to achieve desired consistency. Garnish with paprika to serve.

CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings. , In the drippings, saute the onion, celery and green pepper until tender. Add the potatoes, broth, salt, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender., Combine flour and cream until smooth; stir into pan. Add corn. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in bacon.

BACON-CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, (12 cup capacity) add the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt, pepper and thyme.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes (until vegetables are some what tender) do not drain.
• Add the 1-1/2 cans of creamed corn, and bacon.
• Keep covered, and cook over very low heat.
• Intructions to cooking the White Sauce --.
• In a medium- size saucepan, (over low heat) add the butter until melted.
• In a glass measuring cup, combine the milk and cornstarch; mix well.
• Raise the heat just abit, and add the milk-cornstarch mixture.
• Keep stirring until it becomes somewhat thick.
• Add the shredded cheese; stir until completely melted.
• Add this to the corn chowder, stir and heat through thoroughly, but do not boil.

BACON-CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut kernels from corncobs(about 3 cups), reserving 3 corncobs. Discard remaining corncobs.
• In a 5-quart Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until browned. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain and crumble. To bacon drippings in Dutch oven, add onion and jalapeno and cook stirring until onion is tender (about 5 minutes). Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer.
• With wire whisk, whisk in flour, salt, and pepper. Cook stirring for 1 minute longer. Stir in potatoes, corncobs, broth, and half and half. Heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat and cover and simmer until potatoes are tender (10 to 15 minutes).
• Discard corncobs and stir in corn kernels and heat through. Ladle chowder into tureen. Stir in tomato and sprinkle with bacon and basil.

BEST CORN CHOWDER WITH BACON

Steps:

• Put bacon and onion into a pot and saute together until onion is clear and limp.
• Add next 6 ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer until potato is cooked.