Corn chowder recipe?

AnnapolisLari

I have craptons of bacon, a bag of frozen corn, and some potatoes that need to be used. Anyone have a favorite recipe?

joseysbride

I LOVE corn chowder!  I kind of wing it, but this is what I do:

Cook your bacon and cut it into small pieces.  Reserve a few tablespoons of bacon grease and use it to saute an onion (chopped) and a couple stalks of celery (chopped).  Once the onions and celery are cooked, add in some cubed up potatoes (I use 6-8 medium sized ones because I like a lot of potatoes in there) and 4 cups of hot water.  Let this boil for about 20 minutes until the potatoes start to soften.  Then, add in 1 bag of frozen corn (or 2 cans corn), 2 cans of creamed corn, and about 1 cup of half and half.  Continue to simmer until it is warmed through.

It is really great left over, too.

AnnapolisLari

Crap. I don't have any creamed corn. Would running an extra cup of corn through the food processor work?

joseysbride

I think it would be perfectly fine without creamed corn.  Maybe just put a little extra corn and cream in there?  I like it because it thickens it up a bit.

I also forgot to mention salt and pepper in that jumble of a paragraph above.

Rebekah1021

https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/10/corn-chowder-with-chilies/

I have used a couple splashes of hot sauce when I didn't have the chilies. 

AnnapolisLari

OK, so I am winging it, too.

I have:

onions

celery

potatoes

corn

lotsa bacon

ham stock cube

4c water

and I'll add a cup or so of milk at the end. Should work out ok.

AnnapolisLari

Well, if nothing else, it smells fantastic. How can you go wrong with bacon? (Unless Bubbly is coming to dinner!!! LOL)