Mexican Street Corn Chowder Recipes

MEXICAN STREET CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut corn off cobs. Rub the edge of a knife over each cob to milk it; add enough water to cob juice to equal 2 cups. Add corn and liquid to a 5-qt. slow cooker. , In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, 5-7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan. Add the onions, green peppers and jalapeno to skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add seasonings and cook 1 minute longer; transfer to slow cooker. Cook on low 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until corn is tender and mixture has thickened slightly., Stir in cream and lime zest and juice. If desired, puree mixture with an immersion blender to desired consistency. Garnish with reserved bacon. Sprinkle with optional toppings as desired.

MEXICAN STREET CORN AND CHICKEN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Begin by dicing the chicken into bite size pieces. Add 2 tbsp of avocado oil to a large pot or dutch oven and heat on medium heat. Once hot, add in the chicken with a large pinch of salt to season.
• While chicken is cooking, dice the red onion, bell pepper, jalapeno (make sure to de-seed it!) and mince the garlic. If you're using fresh corn, slice it off the cob.
• Cook chicken for 5-7 minutes, or until done and then remove from pot onto a plate and set aside for now.
• Add 3 tbsp butter to the large pot and let it melt. Once hot (about medium heat), add in red onion, diced bell pepper, and jalapeno. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until fragrant. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Add flour to the cooked veggies and stir - cook for 2 minutes or so. To this mixture, add in the chicken broth and mix until combined.
• Add in the corn (if you're using canned, remember to drain the corn!), diced chicken, and can of diced green chiles. Mix to combine.
• Add in the tajin seasoning, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, paprika and a pinch of salt. Mix to combine.
• Add in half and half and bring to a LOW boil (don't let it get to a rolling boil) and then turn down heat and let simmer on low heat for 15 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
• When the 15 minutes is up, add in 1/2 cup of sour cream as well as 1/2 cup of cotija cheese and stir. Taste and add salt if neccessary. Let warm for 1-2 minutes.
• Serve and garnish with more diced onion, fresh corn, extra tajin seasoning and lime juice! Enjoy! Keep leftovers in tupperware in the fridge for 2-3 days.

MEXICAN CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown chicken and onion in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the water, bouillon and cumin; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. , Stir in the cream, cheese, corn, chiles and hot pepper sauce. Cook and stir over low heat until cheese is melted; add tomato. If desired, top with cilantro and tortilla strips.

MEXICAN CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook celery, onion and carrot in butter until onion begins to soften. Stir in garlic, oregano, salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes more. Stir in corn, chicken broth, cooked chicken and chile pepper and let simmer until heated through. Stir in milk and heat gently just before serving.

MEXICAN STREET CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium heat.
• Add onion and pepper and sauté until softened. Add in garlic and sauté an additional 30 seconds.
• Sprinkle in flour, stir to coat the vegetables. Continue to cook for 2-3 minutes.
• Pour in the chicken broth, stir with a wooden spoon and gently scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any stuck-on bits.
• Add the corn and potatoes. Add the seasonings. Stir to combine.
• Bring soup to a simmer, cover and let cook 15 minutes or until potatoes are softened and fork tender.
• Remove soup from heat.
• Using an immersion blender, blend a portion of the soup until thickened.
• Add the Cacique Crema Mexicana and stir to combine.
• Add the fresh lime juice and stir.
• Serve the chowder warm and top with additional Crema Mexicana, crumbled Cacique Ranchero Queso Fresco, diced cilantro, and a sprinkle of chili powder.

RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and add the onion and red bell pepper. Saute until softened, around 4 minutes, then add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more, or until fragrant.Add the creamed corn, whole kernel corn, black beans, diced green chiles, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper, and chicken broth and stir to combine. Bring to a low boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes.Stir in the TABASCO® Sauce, milk, and cotjia cheese, then reduce heat to low and continue cooking for 10 more minutes to allow the flavors to melt together, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately!

MEXICAN STREET CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add in the onions and minced jalapeno and sauté for about 5 minutes, then stir in garlic and cook an additional 1 minute.
• Stir in the flour, cumin, and chili powder and cook 1-2 minutes. Stir in the chicken stock until smooth and bring to a boil. Add in the corn, sugar, and salt. Once it returns to a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream and cilantro. Serve topped with crumbled bacon, cotija, and jalapeno slices.

MEXICAN STREET CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cut corn off cobs. Rub the edge of a knife over each cob to milk it; add enough water to cob juice to equal 2 cups. Add corn and liquid to a 5-qt. slow cooker. , In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, 5-7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 Tbsp. in pan. Add the onions, green peppers and jalapeno to skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until soft, 3-4 minutes. Add seasonings and cook 1 minute longer; transfer to slow cooker. Cook on low 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until corn is tender and mixture has thickened slightly., Stir in cream and lime zest and juice. If desired, puree mixture with an immersion blender to desired consistency. Garnish with reserved bacon. Sprinkle with optional toppings as desired.

ELOTE CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat butter and oil olive in a 5 to 6 quart dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, poblano pepper and garlic. Sauté for 4 to 5 minutes, until soft and fragrant.
• Add corn and all the spices. Give everything a good toss and cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Add stock, bring to a soup to a simmer, cover dutch oven with lid and simmer soup for 30 minutes.
• Ladle 3/4 of the soup into a large blender. Blend soup until smooth. Pour soup back into dutch oven with remaining soup. Add sour cream or Mexican crema, half and half and lime juice. Stir soup to mix.
• Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with cotija cheese, fresh cilantro and other optional garnishes, as desired.