Texas Corn Chowder Recipes

TEXAS COUNTRY CLUB CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes. Bring a pot of water to boil. Parboil potatoes by placing in boiling water for 5 minutes. Pour off water and set potatoes aside.
• In a large pot, saute bacon until well done. Add onion, celery, carrot, peppers, and corn to bacon and bacon fat. Saute until tender.
• Add flour to bacon and vegetables to make a roux. Stir until smooth and thickening. Add potatoes. Gradually add chicken broth and stir until smooth. Bring to a boil. Add half & half and simmer for 5 minutes. The starch from the potatoes helps thicken the soup, and the parboiled potatoes will finish cooking in the soup.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

THE DOVE'S NEST TEXAS CHOWDER

Steps:

• Saute the onion, red pepper and green pepper in the butter in a large stockpot until tender.
• Add the potato soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, chicken stock base, sausage, corn, red pepper, cheese and cilantro; mix well.
• Simmer until the cheese is melted, stirring frequently.
• Ladle into soup bowls.

TEXAS CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Take your soup, milk, picanta or salsa sauce(you choice)and the corn put into a pot, mix well and start to heat on medium heat.
• Take your bacon, cut it up into small pieces and cook till crispy. Drain well. Break up chiken into bite size pieces.
• Add the bacon and chicken to the pot, mix in and heat through.
• When serving take each serving and top with some of the cheese and chopped onion.

MARY'S TEX MEX CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Chop peppers.
• Add to large pot with marjoram, chili powder, oregano, black pepper and garlic. Cook over medium heat, until peppers are softened.
• Mix vegetable stock powder & water in a mixing cup.
• Add broth, sherry, potatoes, and hot peppers to pot. Cover and increase heat. Liquid should not quite cover the potatoes. If it does, allow to cook a bit longer to reduce the amount of liquid.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are cooked through, about 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium low. Add corn. Cook another 10 minutes. (This step allows the soup to cool a bit and stop boiling before you add the milk products).
• Add milk and cream. Simmer briskly 15 minutes, stirring often. Do not allow to boil!
• Serve with a savory/salty bread to balance the sweetness & heat of the soup.

GRANDMA'S CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat, and cook until crisp. Drain and crumble, reserving about 2 tablespoons drippings in the pot.
• Mix potatoes and onion into the pot with the crumbled bacon and reserved drippings. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Pour in the water, and stir in corn. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until potatoes are tender.
• Warm the half-and-half in a small saucepan until it bubbles. Remove from heat before it boils, and mix into the chowder just before serving.