Corn & Poblano Chowder 🌽 💛 The Perfect fall chowder! This is perfect with the colder weather coming up. You will be obsessed, trust me!
Prep 10 minutesmins
Cook 1 hourhr25 minutesmins
Total 1 hourhr35 minutesmins
Ingredients
32ozChicken bone broth@kettleandfire
5earsof corn
5Bacon stripssliced
6Poblanosroasted, peeled and chopped
1Onionchopped
2Carrotspeeled & chopped
2Celery ribschopped
1Shallotchopped
2Garlic clovesminced
5Yukon gold potatoeschopped
16ozHeavy cream
8ozMascarpone
1 1/4cupCheddargrated and more for topping and adding to bread
1 1/4cupGoudagrated and more for topping and adding to bread
1.5tbspSmoked paprika
1tbspMexican oregano
1/4tspOregano
6Scallionsgreen part and chopped
1/4cupCilantrorough chop
Salt and pepper to taste
2Bread bowls
Instructions
First, remove the kernels from the corn and save the husks. Then, add the bone broth to a pot with the corn husks, 2 cups of water and simmer, covered for 20 minutes.
Secondly, in a large dutch oven, add the bacon and render the fat on med low until crispy. About 10 minutes. Then, remove the bacon from the pan.
Sauté the shallot, celery, carrot and onion in the bacon fat on medium for 7-9 minutes or until slightly browned. Then, add in corn, potatoes and seasonings.
Add in the corn bone broth. Then, simmer soup for 30 minutes.
Blend 2/3 of the soup with the mascarpone.
Add back into the pot with the heavy cream, as much salt as needed and poblanos. Simmer for 5 minutes. Then, add in the cheese and mix well.
If you want it thicker at this point, add a slurry (1-2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with hot water or milk).
Then, add in scallions and cilantro.
Cut the tops off the bread bowls, remove the insides. Then, add some olive oil and cheese. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
Lastly, serve soup and top with scallions, cilantro, cheese, corn and bacon.