Savory Corn Chowder
Hi
Are you a day dreamer? I day dream… a lot. Everyday I have a day dream or two… or three…
Today I’m day dreaming about running in the warm weather, a beach, and a frozen margarita.
You might be thinking:
Why is Estela day dreaming about this?
Answer: Because it’s cold here! It’s really freaking cold here! I’m talking bone chilling, whipping air, make you wanna cry cold. It probably doesn’t help that my husband has been watching the Kona, Hawaii Iron Man Marathon all day and talking about he should be training for one instead of sitting in front of the TV. By the way, did I tell you he really is training for one? Seriously… he really is!
Okay, enough about that… back to my day dream. Since I’m stuck with bone chilling cold weather, and I can’t go for a warm run, lay on a beach, or have a frozen margarita… wait, I just realized I can have one! I decided to go to the kitchen and make a frozen margarita flip through my recipes for a comforting soup.
I decided on this corn chowder… and let me tell you… IT. IS. GOOD! It’s super comforting, creamy, but not so heavy that it feels like you have a brick in your stomach.
The recipe called for bacon, but since I had so much left over ham from New Years I went with that.
Recipe adapted from Real Simple
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces ham or bacon cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 large white onion
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 10-ounce bags frozen corn
- 3 cups low sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 3 tablespoons flour (optional)
- Green onions thinly sliced for garnish
Cook ham or bacon in a large sauce pan until nice and crispy. Remove ham from pan and leave the dripping.
Cook the onion in ham dripping until soft (about 7 minutes). Add garlic, paprika, and red pepper. Stir for a couple of minutes
Stir in the frozen corn, chicken broth, half-and-half, and milk. Simmer for about 15 minutes. DO NOT let the soup boil… the milk will curdle (I made this mistake before). Take about half of the soup and pour into a blender. Puree until nice and smooth. Pour the puree back into the soup. Season with salt and pepper. If the soup isn’t thick enough for your liking, take 3 tablespoons flour and whisk with 1/3 cup water until dissolved. Pour flour mixture into soup and simmer for about 7 minutes.
Serve with a nice big piece of crusty bread!
This meal went perfect with a nice bottle glass of Sauvignon Blanc 😉
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Question of the Day?
Are you a day dreamer? What was your last day dream about?
I still have that margarita beach on my mind…
OH YUM!! This looks so yummy. 🙂
I am a HUGE daydreamer. I day dream about everything, like I’m a kid. 🙂
lol BOTTLE of SB is more like it for sure 🙂
looks delicious!!! and yes I always day dream, about life, my future yadda yadda
I feel you on the cold….it’s like 1° here…with mucho snow and more on the way.
My sister’s wedding last week had out door pictures and I was wearing a short strapless dress. Best believe I was day dreaming about beaches, sunshine, desert land, tea, hot tubs, soup. Anything I could think of!
I am a big daydreamer. Always have been, ever since I was little! I usually do it now when I take walks with my dogs 🙂
This chowder looks great!
I dream of warmer weather and high carb days. I just so happen to be doing both RIGHT NOW! 😉
OK, seriously making this tonight. I’m so excited I already have all of the ingredients on hand! Can’t wait 🙂
I don’t day dream a lot, as I’m too consumed with “what do I need to do” dreaming. IN other words, I’m a scatter brain! When I do day dream, I think about my future and where I will be in ten years. But, not that I mention it, as I look outside my window and see all the snow, I am thinking about an ocean and margaritas….oh yes, super relaxing.
The corn chowder and bottle, I mean glass, of wine sounds like a fantastic dinner! Thanks for sharing this recipe, it’s perfect for these cold winter days! I mean…hot, sunny, beachy days 😉
I daydream the whole time on my way from school or work, almost every day. Today’s day dream involved the NIGHT DREAM i had coming true. Crazy stuff.
That sounds SO good! I have never made a chowder before…and yes, it is PERFECT soup weather!
yumm! thats PERFECT comfort food for this frigid weather
Hey girl, showed you some bloggy love today 🙂 Thanks for being awesome!
That chowder looks delish!
Jenn
What a wonderful blog! Please continue this great work I will be sure to check back regularly…
We most both be dreaming of sauvignon blanc, because I posted it as a good match to the salads I posted today. It is 74 and sunny here, so I had my mind on salad vs. soup – although your’s looks scrumptious!
yum yum yum! i looove chowders–can’t wait to try this recipe out! i tend to daydream all the time, especially when I’m doing something I don’t want to be doing…i get some of my best daydreaming done in the library when i’m supposed to studying 😉
Have a great day!!
Yum! I’m planning on a soup later this week too . . . I hate the cold!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! I am so glad you did, as I’ve now found yours! LOVE it!! That corn chowder and a margarita are going to be my day dreams tomorrow! I’m saving that recipe, it looks fabulous! Looking forward to reading more over here : )
Nicole
gorgeous bowl of soup! my husband actually made up a rap in elementary school called “my corn chowder speaks louder than words, y’all”
Ok, that corn chowder looks DE-LI-CIOUS! I’m glad you stopped in to my blog because now I can read yours. 🙂 My last daydream? Yoga! More specifically, the day when I can do insane yoga poses that would probably cause bodily harm for me to attempt at this point. Someday!
I do daydream, a lot! Mostly about the beach, my wedding, eating…
My dad used to make corn chowder for us all the time and I would slurp it up like it was nobody’s business!! I love that tablecloth/placemat you have underneath the bowl.
Hello
This looks fantastic recipe.I like boiled corn with butter very much.I like spicy recipe very much and this seems spicy.It is perfect for me.Thanks for this recipe.
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Excuse me, can you sign me up for that? Actually, make it two bowls instead…or ten.
Yum, I love corn chowder! I can’t say I am a day dreamer…I do have dreams though!