Smoked Gouda Corn Chowder Recipes

SMOKY CHEDDAR, HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

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.

SMOKED GOUDA CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Season corn with salt and roast corn in oven on sheet pan until slightly golden brown edges.
• In large soup pot, using medium heat, sauté onion and celery in butter until onions become tender and translucent.
• Add garlic and thyme.
• Add flour to make a thick paste (in pot roux).
• Cook roux for 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce heat. Add milk, and whisk together thoroughly to prevent lumps.
• Add bay leaves and roasted corn.
• Add cubed potatoes and bring to a simmer.
• Add shredded Gouda to finish the soup. Note the cheese will help to thicken the chowder-add ½ lb., then more to thicken to your preference.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.

FARMHOUSE HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the onion, celery and red pepper in butter until crisp-tender. Stir in flour and dressing mix until blended; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Add the potatoes, corn, ham and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Stir in cheese until blended.

SMOKED SAUSAGE AND POTATO CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, Brown sausage in butter, to render fat. Remove sausage from pan and set aside, reserving fat.
• Add onions to pot, and saute until they begin to soften.
• Add carrots and celery, and saute for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, to cook off "floury" taste.
• Add chicken stock, stirring to de-glaze pot, and to combine roux with stock, simmer for 5 minutes to thicken stock.
• Add garlic, pepper, and potatoes, simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. (don't overcook, as potatoes will dissolve!).
• Add sausage back to soup.
• Add Corn, half and half, and cheeses.
• Simmer until hot, and all cheeses are melted, and combined.
• Taste for seasoning, if in seems bland, add Better Than Bullion, 1 tbsp at a time, if it still seems to need it, add salt to taste.
• Garnish with green onions, and serve with crusty bread.

VERMONT CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook the diced salt pork over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, so that all of the pork pieces become brown but not too dry.
• Remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon.
• Saute the onion in the pork fat just until tender, but not brown.
• Add the water, corn, potatoes and salt, cooking, uncovered, until the potatoes are almost soft.
• Add the milk and simmer very gently for 10 to 15 minutes to let the flavor ripen.
• Taste for seasoning, adding a good bit of freshly ground pepper.
• Sprinkle the surface with the salt pork and serve with a large supply of soda crackers.