Hot, but Sweet Corn & Potato Chowder

Name: Hot, but Sweet Corn & Potato Chowder
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: cooking oil; 2 yellow onions, diced; 1 leek, thinly sliced; 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans corn; 6 small red potatoes; 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon chili powder; 2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans creamed corn; 1/2 cup milk (to thin the soup); 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Submitted by Malarkey Test

"Hot, but sweet ..."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

cooking oil
2 yellow onions, diced
1 leek, thinly sliced
2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans corn
6 small red potatoes
1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon cumin
¹⁄₄ teaspoon chili powder
2 (15 1/4 ounce) cans creamed corn
¹⁄₂ cup milk (to thin the soup)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme

directions

put a bit of oil in a big stock pan, and add the onions (it will be a lot, i always just run these through the cuisinart to get good thick sections instead of squares and it saves on the tears).
cook the onions for ~10 min, until they are clear and a little brown.
add the leek and corn, cook for 5 more minute.
add the creamed corn and potatoes. if necessary, add milk to thin the soup out a bit and cover the potatoes.
stir in the spices.
cover and simmer for 20 min, or until the potatoes are cooked through.

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Reviews

This is FANTASTIC!!! Instead of the oil, I fried a few strips of bacon that I cut up. And, I also added a couple of ribs of celery. For the whole k. corn I used white corn. Very Good GAY!!!

Lali8752
Very good soup Malarkey Test! It truly is Hot and Sweet! I enjoyed bflygirl's suggested variations and incorporated several... but left in the thyme (makes such a difference!) Served with a dollop of sour cream, topped with chopped cilantro and Italian blend shredded cheese on the side, to be added individually! Got rave reviews! Thanks so much for a great recipe! We will enjoy again! Mama Marilyn

Mama Marilyn
Great Soup. I tweed the recipe some. I used 5 idaho potatoes with skin instead of red (did not have any) and added one can of chicken broth, one small can of green chili's (did not have jalapenio). We also like foods spicey, so added cayenne pepper and some nutmeg too. Very Good Chowder. Thanks!

1029647
Spicy Single Female Variation Being a single female, I halfed this recipe so that I wouldn't have to eat it for 2 weeks straight. I also made a few minor substitutions and left out the leek and thyme. Here is my variation: Ingredients 1 tsp cooking oil 1/2 yellow onions, diced 1 (15 1/4 ounce) cans yellow and white corn 4 small red potatoes 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 1 (15 1/4 ounce) cans creamed white corn 1 cup soy milk (to thin the soup) 1/4 teaspoon ancho chili pepper 1 teaspoon dried or fresh cillantro ground pepper (to taste) 1 cup black bean corn salsa Make recipe according to directions. This variation yields 9 cups which for me is four servings as a meal. I would recommend cooking the soup at least 30 minutes. The red potatoes were still hard after 20 minutes on my gas stove. Very yummy!

bflygirl
I made this the 1st time as written (minus leeks as I didn't have any on hand) & it was very good. However, I have made it several times again with a few minor adjustments. I started by cooking onions, garlic, & potatoes in oil until soft, then added the jalapenos, followed by the spices (I used 2 teaspoons of chili powder as we like things spicy), then sprinkled about a tablespoon of flour over the ingredients. Then I added about a cup of broth. Then added the corns & lastly the milk & let it cook for about 30 minutes. Served with mexican shredded cheese on top..yum! Still a good dish either way you make it, it is very versatile. Thanks so much for sharing.

JillDana