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CORN CHOWDER
A simple and delicious creamy soup made with bacon, sweetcorn and potato.
Equipment
- Large saucepan
- Sharp knife
- chopping board
- Measuring spoons
- measuring jug
- wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 15 g butter
- 100 g bacon lardons (pancetta)
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 400 g potatoes,
- 2 tbsp flour
- 500 ml ham stock
- 350 g frozen sweetcorn
- 1 bay leaf
- 400 ml milk
- 200 ml double (heavy) cream
For Garnish
- 15 g flat leaf parsley
- 100 g bacon lardons optional
- 50 g grated cheese optional
- 40 g croutons optional
Instructions
- Put 1 tbsp olive oil and 15 g (1 tbsp) butter into a pan and heat until the butter has melted and started to sizzle.
- Add 100 g (½ cup) bacon lardons to the oil and butter and saute until it starts to get a little colour but is still soft.
- Turn the heat down and add 1 finely chopped onion. Saute for 4 minutes, making sure the onion doesn't colour.
- Remove from the heat and add 2 tbsp flour, mixing well. Cook out the flour for two minutes.
- Gradually add the 500 ml (1 pint) ham stock stirring so that lumps don't form.
- Peel and cut 400 g (14 oz) potatoes into even-sized, small cubes. If you are using new potatoes then you don't need to peel them.
- Add the cubed potatoes to the stock.
- Add 350 g (2 ⅓ cups) frozen sweetcorn to the pan.
- Add the bay bleaf, stir and bring to a boil then turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add 400 ml (¾ pint) milk and bring back to a simmer.
- Then add 200 ml (¾ cup) double cream.
- Serve in bowls topped with 15 g (¼ cup) finely chopped parsley and add optional toppings of grated cheese, crispy bacon pieces and croutons. Or serve with crusty bread on the side.
Notes
Additional optional toppings
- chopped chives
- crumbled bacon
- grated cheese
- croutons
- corn kernels
Nutrition
Calories: 461kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 18gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 1097mgPotassium: 354mgFiber: 2gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1298IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 182mgIron: 1mg