Kickin Korn Chowder Recipes

CRAB AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook and stir until thickened. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 35-40 minutes. Remove bay leaf before serving.

SHERYL'S CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon, and reserve the grease. Allow the bacon to cool, then crumble, and set aside with the grease.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of clarified butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 10 minutes. Pour in the white wine and brandy, and bring to a simmer. Season with the basil, white pepper, cayenne pepper, thyme, and Worcestershire sauce. Add the corn and potatoes, then pour in the chicken stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, melt 1/2 cup of butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the flour, and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour has turned the color of peanut butter to make a roux, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the roux into the soup, and pour in the heavy cream, half-and-half cream, reserved bacon and grease, and shrimp. Return to a simmer over medium-high heat, and cook until the shrimp are no longer translucent in the center, the potatoes are tender, and the soup has thickened, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with Creole seasoning, and stir in the crab meat to serve.

EASY CHICKEN AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir carrot, celery, onion, and garlic into hot butter until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Stir flour into mixture to make a paste; cook until lightly browned and flour gives off a slightly toasted smell, about 5 minutes. Watch carefully, flour burns easily. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside to cool, about 15 minutes.
• Stir white and yellow corn, potatoes, chicken, and 3 cups of chicken stock in a large soup pot over medium heat. Whisk remaining 1 cup chicken stock into vegetables and flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir mixture into ingredients in soup pot. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, until thick, about 5 minutes.
• Stir half-and-half, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper into chowder. Bring back to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes.

CHEF BEC'S KICKIN' CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. In a soup pot, cook the bacon on medium low heat, until it's rendered down (crispy). Set on paper towel to drain.
• 2. Reserve 2 tsp of the bacon grease and use it along with the butter to sauté the thyme, onions and garlic over medium heat. Cook until the vegetables are good and soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Dust the vegetables with flour and stir to coat everything well.
• 3. Pour in the stock and bring to a boil. Add the cream and the potatoes, then bring to a boil and boil hard for about 7 minutes, until the potatoes break down (this will help to thicken the soup and give it a good texture).
• 4. Cut the corn kernels off the cob (or use frozen corn that's been well thawed and drained) and add to the soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste (add cayenne pepper for a special kick) and simmer until the corn is soft, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• 5. Stir in the crumbled bacon, reserving some for garnish, if desired.

KICKIN KORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Slice bacon into small pieces.
• 2. Using a dutch oven or large soup pot, cook bacon on medium heat until rendered down and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon onto a paper towel, you can discard, use for another recipe or crumble on top of the chowder if you desire. Do not drain the bacon fat, you will be using to cook vegetables
• 3. While the bacon is rendering, chop potatoes and carrots into small cubes, slice celery, and mince shallots and bell peppers
• 4. Add the potatoes, bell pepper, celery, carrots and shallots to the bacon fat and cook on medium to medium high heat until the vegetables are soft, but not cooked through, approximately 10 - 12 minutes.
• 5. Add the corn and cook for another 15 minutes on medium heat to soften the kernels slightly.
• 6. Add 3/4 of the box of Chicken Stock and the Chicken Base, bring to a boil then turn on low simmer for 1 hour stirring occasionally adding more stock if needed as the liquid is absorbed.
• 7. Take 1/2 of the mixture and put in blender or food processor just to cream some of the corn mixture for a smoother texture or if you have an immersion blender you can just put it into the chowder while on the stove.
• 8. Mix the butter and flour until smooth and add to the chowder. Add the cream and sour cream or cream cheese, let cook for 5 - 7 minutes just to thicken up, then add the green chilies, let cook for 5 to 10 minutes. You can add the whole can of chilis or to your taste. Serve with a dollop of sour cream if you desire or you can freeze for later. Makes 6 servings

CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a deep pot over moderate heat. Add oil and butter. As you chop your veggies, add them to the pot: potatoes, celery, onion, and red bell pepper. Add bay leaf to the pot. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Saute veggies 5 minutes, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth and combine. Stir in milk and combine. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer soup 5 minutes. Adjust the soup seasonings. Remove bay leaf. Ladle soup into bread bowls or soup bowls and top with oyster crackers, hot sauce and sliced scallions.