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Corn Chowder with Cheddar
| 4 slices bacon, chopped |
| 2 TBSP olive oil |
| 3 cups chopped yellow onions (2 large) |
| 2 TBSP unsalted butter |
| ¼ cup all purpose flour |
| 1 teaspoon kosher (rock) salt |
| ½ teaspoon black pepper |
| ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric |
| 6 cups chicken broth |
| 3 cups (1 pound) diced white boiling potatoes, unpeeled |
| 5 cups corn kernels (I used frozen) |
| 1 cup half and half |
| ¼ pound sharp white cheddar, grated |
In a large stockpot (I used a 6 quart), cook the bacon and olive oil until the bacon is crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and reserve. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onions and butter to the fat, and cook for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, and turmeric and cook for 3 minutes. Add the chicken stock and potatoes, bring to a boil, and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Add the corn to the soup (if you use fresh corn, blanch the kernels for 3 minutes in boiling salted water, drain, and proceed), then add the half and half and cheddar. Cook for 5 more minutes, until the cheese is melted. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot with a garnish of bacon.
NOTE: My daughter sent me this recipe from THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA’S COOKBOOK. It is half the given recipe. Her mother-in-law had fixed it at Thanksgiving and used fat free half and half, and she said it was wonderful. I used regular half and half, bought a 10 ounce brick of 2% white cheddar and grated a bit less than half of it. I also bought a large can of Swanson’s chicken broth, which was exactly six cups. I used Yukon potatoes, which I sliced and diced very small; and two large sweet onions which I chopped in my Cuisinart. I also bought a 32 oz. bag of frozen corn and it measured five cups! After I cooked it, I let it cool some and then pureed about half of it in my Cuisinart and returned it to the pot. It has a really good flavor and took about an hour to fix, start to finish.