Summer Corn & Bacon Chowder

• Meat

  • 1/4 cut into 2-inch pieces 5 slices bacon

• Produce

  • 1 cut into small 2-inch pieces 1 lb yukon gold potatoes
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp Chives, Fresh
  • 8 ears Corn, fresh sweet yellow
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme, dried
  • 1 Yellow onion, medium

• Canned Goods

  • 5 cups Water or low sodium chicken stock

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Dairy

  • 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup Half and half or heavy cream

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Description

Ingredients

• 8-10 ears fresh sweet yellow corn, kernels cut from the cob
• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• 5 slices bacon, cut into ¼ to ½-inch pieces
• 1 medium yellow onion chopped
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 5 cups water or low-sodium chicken stock
• 1 lb Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into small ½-inch pieces
• ½ tsp dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup half and half or heavy cream
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 2 - 3 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
• Shredded cheddar cheese, for serving (optional)

Directions

• In a large dutch oven or soup pan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion and bacon to the melted butter, and saute until the bacon is browned to desired crispiness.
• Use a slotted spoon or spider to remove the bacon (onion is ok to leave behind) and place the bacon on a paper-towel lined sheet, set aside.
• To the butter/onion mixture, add in the flour and garlic and cook 1½ minutes.
• While whisking, slowly pour in 5 cups water (or substitute low-sodium chicken stock)
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, then stir in corn kernels and potatoes.
• Add the dried thyme and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bring to a simmer, and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaft.
• Transfer about 2½ cups of the chowder to a blender and blend until smooth.
• Stir the blended chowder back into the large pot, and stir to combine.
• Add the half and half and honey, and stir.
• Sprinkle each serving with chives and cheddar cheese, plus a healthy serving of crispy bacon.