Corn chowder is something like a sweet manna from heaven after a long, blustery fall day. It’s soooooo damn good. Especially if that recipe calls for a generous splash of cream at the end of it and especially if it suggests you reserve some of that bacon fat for the soup.
“Well okay! But only because you insisted!”
I didn’t grow up eating a lot of corn chowder so I can’t tell you for sure how this stacks up next to your mother or grandmothers variety. I have had it at a few restaurants in my adult life, however, and can honestly say this one is gooooood. Six o’s. I could’ve done many, many more.
Once again, it’s my friend Ryan’s recipe and at this point I should just bring him on as a food contributor because I’ve shared his recipes for sweet potato burritos and tortilla soup and that’s only what’s coming to mind right now.
He makes really, really good food.
Let’s get right to it.
Corn Chowder
from The Victory Garden Cookbook
serves about 4 (I always double)
4 ounces bacon (recipe calls for salt pork, but I’ve never used it; feel free, however!)
1 medium onion
2 cups potato chunks (I use Yukon Gold)
2 cups combination chicken broth and water (I use more chicken broth than water)
salt and freshly ground pepper
2 cups scraped corn
1 cup corn kernels
1/2 cup heavy cream (or half and half)
Cook bacon till crispy. I reserve virtually all of the fat here but you can get rid of some if you’re looking for fewer calories. Remove bacon. Chop onion and cook in bacon fat until softened and golden. Add potatoes, broth and water, one teaspoon salt, and scraped corn. (For scraped corn, it suggests that you run a knife down the kernels on an actual ear of corn over and over to achieve the scraped/pulpy corn. No. I have never used anything but the organic frozen bags of corn from Trader Joes for this recipe. So, what I do for the “scraped corn” is put a bunch of it (frozen) into the Cuisinart and chop it up a bit. Gives the broth some thickness. I’m sure my friend Ryan is shaking his head right now.) Bring to a boil, lower heat, and cook, partially covered until potatoes are tender. Stir in whole corn kernels and cook five minutes longer. Add heavy cream (since I always have half and half, I end up using that more often). Cook until heated through. Season with salt, pepper, and the crumbled bacon you cooked in the beginning! Do not forget that!
Enjoy. There really isn’t another choice.
Corn chowder is one of my favorite things EVER. This recipe sounds delish!
So. Excited. To. Cook. This. Always.
This posted at the perfect time! Now I know what to make for dinner! Yummmm.
this sounds amazing!! will def try it, and i will be doing the same thing with the corn. who has time to scrape! not this girl 😉
Sounds like a grand idea for dinner! Parenthood is on tonight, too! And…I called the library to see if they had a copy of Wild…And they did! Something to read on nonParenthood nights. You are so good. Thanks!
ha, love it kathy! we're living parallel lives!
Cannot wait to make this!
I just had corn chowder last night while out to dinner with friends. It had a chipotle kick to it, and it was amazing.
Yum! Ive been looking for a quick and easy chowder… maybe this is dinner 🙂
it's totally easy. and good. hope you enjoy!!
This sounds amazing! I will be making it for sure this winter/fall.
I've never had corn chowder. It looks delicious. And with things like bacon and potatoes my boys will chow down. Printing this out now!
I've never had corn chowder but this totally reminds me of when my grandma made my sister and I creamed corn when we visited her! Definitely giving this a shot, thanks for the short walk down memory lane that you probably didn't see coming 🙂
I just made this for dinner tonight. We ate dinner at 4:45 pm because its gloomy and dark out. This recipe was SO GOOD! Wish you could comment with a picture because it looked great too. yummmmmmyyyy
YESSSS. i'm so glad!
I was worried about the amount of cream in a creamy soup, but I could definitely do a 1/2 cup. Definitely.
So I know this has ZERO to do with Chowder but are you going to see Gone Girl? Or are you more of a wait until it hits DVD….I remember way back you read the book (which I also read and disliked the ending….maybe it was just me). Just curious =) have a great weekend!
i saw it!!! it was creepy (but good).
Yummy! We had unexpected company for lunch, so I ran down to the local market and nabbed 6 ears of fresh corn. Had all the other ingredients on hand. It was a big hit on a fallish day. Reminds me of when I lived on the South Shore–any kind of chowdah. Thanks for sharing!
it's our first chilly day of fall, and this is on the menu for dinner!
I was literally just trying to figure out what I could do with some leftover chicken broth! Bonus points for this looking pretty easy. Thanks for tomorrow's dinner! 🙂
So excited! I'm making it tonight! It already smells so good!
Okay, here's a question for you: do you make your own broth/stock?
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