A friend was over for dinner the other night. My eldest had requested grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner–a classic combo! My friend mentioned that he’s taken to adding a small can of corn to tomato soup and it sounded really good. But it got me thinking about corn chowder over the next few days. I bought a bag of frozen corn the next time I was in the grocery store.
In my head, the chowder had potatoes, bacon, corn, and milk. I found recipe with potatoes and no corn, corn and no potatoes, corn and chilies. I finally found one in Pioneer Lady’s Hearty Winter Cookbook:, The: A Treasury of Old-Fashioned Foods and Fond Memories
Corn, Bacon and Potato Chowder
Ingredients
- 1 pound potatoes
- 1/2 pound of bacon
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 3 Tbs flour
- 1 quart milk
- 1/2 pound frozen corn
- salt and pepper to taste
- a few sprigs of parsley
- paprika for garnish if you lik
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and cube them into bite sized pieces. Simmer in water until tender and set aside.
- Cook the bacon in a large pot, then remove onto paper towels. Leave about 3 Tbs of bacon grease in the pot. (Pour the rest into a clean can and store covered in your refrigerator.)
- Cook the onion and celery in the bacon grease 5 minutes or so, until softened.
- Sprinkle the flour in and stir. Cook over medium-low heat 2-3 minutes, stirring almost constantly. Stir in the milk slowly, using a whisk or a nice flat wooden spoon. Turn the heat up to medium and bring to a boil, stirring almost constantly. Turn the heat down but make sure it’s still simmering and cook a minute or two to thicken the base of your soup.
- Add the corn, potatoes, bacon, salt and pepper. Heat through. Ladle into bowls and garnish with parsley, then sprinkle with paprika if you like it like we do.
The soup got mixed reviews. 2 of us thought it was really good. 1 of us thought it was bland. She liked it better when she added more salt and pepper. I think the celery would be a nice touch and add some good flavor, but other than that the celery would add salt/sodium as well.
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