Corn Chowder With Fingerling Potatoes & Smoked Bacon

Andrew Mollmann's Note:

Found it here: http://wellfed.typepad.com/well_fed/2007/09/corn-chowder-wi.html Super good comfort food! Please use fresh corn, as it is much sweeter than frozen. Would be great with a nice piece of bread. You may want to cut back on the cayenne pepper, as 1/4 tbsp is quite a lot.

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4

Yield: 4.0 bowls

• 2 slices bacon , diced
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 ¾ cups diced onions
• 3 -4 tablespoons unbleached flour (I used a gluten-free blend or garfava flour, tapioca starch, cornstarch, and brown rice flour)
• 3 ½ cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme , chopped
• ¼ tablespoon cayenne pepper
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup cream (or milk)
• 8 ounces fingerling potatoes (1/4 inch thick rounds)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaves , for garnish

Directions:

1. Cook bacon in a large pot oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside to drain on paper towels.
2. Add butter and onion to drippings in pan and cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
3. Add flour and stir to coat onions. Continue to cook until flour has turn a very pale, golden color, one or two minutes.
4. Add corn, chopped thyme, cayenne pepper, and garlic to pan, and stir to combine.
5. Cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, cream, and potatoes.
6. Cover, turn heat to high and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium low and cook 10 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender and the broth has thickened, stirring frequently.
7. Season with salt and black pepper. To serve, ladle into bowls and sprinkle with the reserved crumbled bacon and thyme leaves.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this for our lunch yesterday and this is a very delicious chowder. I did use half- n- half for the cream but I would think you could get away with canned milk (it's so rich). Other than that I followed the recipe and it made two very happy and full people! Thank you. Made for SPRING PAC 2010

[Realtor by day, Chef by night]

Yum! We really enjoyed this tasty chowder and it was pretty simple to do. Thanks for sharing. Made for PAC fall 2009.

[Sydney Mike]

Made this recipe as directed (well, except for using just half the amount of the cayenne pepper, but that's usual for me!) & the flavor of the finished chowder was really wonderful! Another time I'd like to make this for my veggie son & DIL so will try it without the bacon & using a vegetable broth instead of the chicken kind! For myself, though, it's perfect just the way it is! [Tagged, made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block tag]