Smoked Sausage and Potato Corn Chowder
photo by blueguitargirl1985
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 2 lbs smoked beef sausage, kielbasa or 2 lbs Polish sausage, sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 medium sweet onions, cut in large chunks
- 5 -6 celery ribs, sliced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 quarts chicken broth
- 9 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 32 ounces frozen corn
- 1 quart half-and-half cream
- 3 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
- 1 -2 teaspoon chicken base (optional)
- salt (to taste)
- sliced green onion
directions
- In a large stockpot, Brown sausage in butter, to render fat. Remove sausage from pan and set aside, reserving fat.
- Add onions to pot, and saute until they begin to soften.
- Add carrots and celery, and saute for 5 minutes, or until tender.
- Sprinkle flour over vegetables, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, to cook off “floury” taste.
- Add chicken stock, stirring to de-glaze pot, and to combine roux with stock, simmer for 5 minutes to thicken stock.
- Add garlic, pepper, and potatoes, simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. (don’t overcook, as potatoes will dissolve!).
- Add sausage back to soup.
- Add Corn, half and half, and cheeses.
- Simmer until hot, and all cheeses are melted, and combined.
- Taste for seasoning, if in seems bland, add Better Than Bullion, 1 tbsp at a time, if it still seems to need it, add salt to taste.
- Garnish with green onions, and serve with crusty bread.
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I am married, have 4 kids, and work with my husband. We own a music store in the Tampa area. My husband is also in a very good 60's rock band, and I (for the past year and a half) have been booking agent/band manager for them. I am having the time of my life! I love to cook, and I am always looking for easy, but GREAT weeknight dinner recipes. Zaar has changed the way I live!
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5 stars: knocked my socks off! I will make this again, and again!
4 stars: Very good! But maybe one of my family members didn't love it, I will probably make it again, but not on a regular basis.
3 stars: Good, but needs quite a few modifications to make it a favorite in my family. If I make it again, I will re-work the recipe more to my family's taste.
2 star and below: I just don't give these reviews. If I really did not like the recipe, I just don't review it.
One thing I promise: I will NEVER alter a recipe, then submit a negative review based on my "changed recipe". This is a TOTAL pet-peeve, if I change a recipe and have a favorable outcome, I will list the changes in my positive review, but if I change it and do not like it, well that's my fault and I won't do anyone any favors by saying the recipe is no good when I'm the one who ruined it!