The Best Corn Chowder To Make In The Summer

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The ingredients used to make this recipe are staples from your pantry that all come together to make the most delicious corn chowder.

• Corn: Corn on the cob is best so you can utilize the kernels and the corn milk from the husks

• Potatoes: I prefer red skinned potatoes because they have great flavor and hold their texture, not becoming mushing in the soup.

• Carrot, celery and yellow onion: this is the trinity of all soups. In most recipes, this trio is referred to mirepoix and is critical to adding flavor.

• Bacon: Sautéeing bacon and then cooking the mirepoix in some of the bacon grease adds so much depth of flavor. Sprinkle the top of the cooked soup with the cooked crumbled bacon for garnish and flavor.

• Chicken broth, whole milk and cream: These three ingredients are the base of the chowder. Simmer the shucked cobs in this combination for a deeply delicious chowder base.

• Coarse salt and ground black pepper: easy ingredients to add to taste.

The secret to an amazing corn stock that packs the most corn flavor, is simmering the husked cobs in the broth, milk and cream mixture. After cutting the kernels off, there’s so much flavor still in the cobs, including corn milk. This corn milk is the key ingredient that packs that corn flavor in this soup stock and it’s super easy to make. I’m telling you, corn stock is the secret ingredient for this soup. It’s a game changer and you’ll never make a corn chowder without corn stock again.

Once you make the corn stock, the remaining steps in making this corn chowder are very simple.

1. Sauté bacon in Dutch oven until it’s crisp and renders fat. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate.

2. Sauté mirepoix in reserved bacon grease until softened.

3. Add potatoes and corn kernels to the cooked veggies, seasoning with salt and pepper.

4. Add corn stock to the pot and simmer until the potatoes are tender.

5. Serve in warm bowls with bacon.

During the summer months, I love to make all kinds of recipes using corn. My grilled corn recipe is one of my most popular not only with my family, but on this blog as well! Click the button below for the recipe!