Roasted Corn Chowder

eenie meenie · August 2010

Corn chowder is one of my favorite soups. I stopped by a local farm and they had just brought in a load of just picked corn! I decided to make a corn chowder to try out my new corn cutter. I've always boiled the corn in the past, but decided to roast the corn for a change.

Silver Queen corn, 16 ears:

Roasted corn direct at 400 or so and applied melted butter while roasting:

While stripping the kernels I decided to roast a red pepper and a vidalia onion:

New corn cutter from bill:

Stripping the corn kernels:

BooBoo:

I took 2/3's of the corn kernels and added 3 cups of heavy cream and 5 cups chicken broth, and chopped onion to the pot and brought it to a simmer for 10 minutes and added S&P to taste. I decided to wear my yellow polka dot apron to keep with the corn theme:

The soup was pureed in the food processor, then I combined it with the reserved 1/3 of the kernels (with a small amout set aside for garnish). The red pepper was pureed with some olive oil and chopped some chives for garnish.

The corn chowder is served:

This corn chowder is distinctly different from the boiled corn chowder. The nutty, roasted flavor really shines through. This is a very versatile soup. I seldom use heavy cream, but I had it on hand after making some peach shortcakes. To make it less rich you can decrease the cream, use a lighter cream, or even completely replace it with chicken broth. You can make it very refined by pureeing all of the corn. You can make it more rustic by reserving more whole kernels. The only essential is great corn!

Matt · August 2010

Looks awesome. Next time, consider boiling your cobs in your chicken stock for 30 minutes or so, then removing them and proceeding with the cook as normal. You'll taste the difference.

2Fategghead · August 2010

Very nice Rebecca.

How many stitches or did you use staples? :silly: Tim

lowercasebill · August 2010

that looks great,,, i roasted corn tonight to do the same tomorrow,.
hope the yellow apron is still yellow and not pink [and your finger is not to badly mangled]

Lovenbrau · August 2010

I can imagine the flavors, looks great!

cookn biker · August 2010

Love me some corn chowda!! Roasted is deffinatly mo betta!! Corn strippers and hookers.....what is this forum coming to....
Sorry bout the boo boo Rebecca.

Eggcellent · August 2010

Looks great. Sounds like a great comfy winter time meal.

eenie meenie · August 2010

Thanks for the suggestion and your kind comment Matt!

eenie meenie · August 2010

It was just a flesh wound Tim......but we won't tell lowercasebill's attorney that now will we????? :evil:

Little Steven · August 2010

Rebecca,

Wow that sounds and looks amazing!

Steve

Little Steven · August 2010

bill,

You better hope your shyster pal Zip doesn't get hold of this puppy :laugh:

Steve

eenie meenie · August 2010

bill, be sure and post your soup!

I'm going to have my attorney, Stan Chesley check it out tomorrow.....then he'll let you know how mangled it is. :evil:

P.S. I really like the corn cutter. Thank you!

eenie meenie · August 2010

Thanks Rich., indeed, it is loaded with flavor.......just like those peaches I've been getting from that stae below you!

eenie meenie · August 2010

Molly, what can I say? You kind of set the standard for forum behavior when you went to the ice fest (or don't you remember that event?). :woohoo: . It's been down hill for the rest of us ever since!

2Fategghead · August 2010

Mums the word and like my uncle Bill used to say "Mums the word keep it under your armpit". :silly:

Di · August 2010

I love corn chowder and this one looks scrumptious!

HungryMan · August 2010

Our corn is grown in sand. I can only imaging how good it tasted.

eenie meenie · August 2010

Is there a case here? B)

FlaPoolman · August 2010

The chowder looks great. I've never heard of a corn cutter before guess I need to look into that. As for the cut you don't need a fancy cutter any dull knife will work, no need to ask how I know that :whistle: and from what I here bill has a large selection of artistic bandages. :laugh:

eenie meenie · August 2010

Eggcellent, you are absolutely correct!

I've already frozen some corn for the winter.

eenie meenie · August 2010

Now's the time to make it Di, or at least freeze the corn for the winter!

eenie meenie · August 2010

A.......L......., you haven't had real corn unless it's been grown in the good ole Midwest!

cookn biker · August 2010

Oh, no you don't..you all went to the Pat fest and defined the rules.....
Joggin the memory fOr you, busy woman.. :laugh:

eenie meenie · August 2010

Pat, my Freudian analysis of the cut is that I must have subconsciously wanted one of bill's band-aids and hence the injury from the corn stripper. B)

Beli · August 2010

Rebecca long time since I had corn showder this looks fantastic delicioso....ohhhhh this is a bloody post indeed hope the red in the last photo is something else.... :laugh:

HungryMan · August 2010

R... I agree. I was born in Michigan and asked to leave. The fresh picked corn was good enough to eat without cooking.

Florida Grillin Girl · August 2010

Great post and the soup looks lovely. Sorry about your finger!

I got one of those corn cutters from Pampered Chef and it seems pretty hard to cut your self on it, or rather, I just haven't done it yet!

FlaPoolman · August 2010

You just blew Zippy's chances for damages

:laugh:

eenie meenie · August 2010

Shhhhhhhhh....that's part of the secret recipe! How did you know I ran out of red peppers? :lol:

HungryMan · August 2010

I used Zippy's services. After we won the judgment. He sued me and I ended up with nothing.

eenie meenie · August 2010

Oh yeah, I forgot.....you're what those Southerners refer to as a DAMN Yankee! :lol:

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