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Corn Chowder

Use fresh corn or frozen corn, this recipe is great with either.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon, finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 30 small new potatoes, quartered
  • 4 cups fresh corn kernels cut from the cob or 2 packages (10 ounce) frozen whole kernal corn, thawed
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)
  • 2 cups milk

Instructions

  • In a large saucepan with cover, saute bacon, over moderate heat, until golden.
  • Add onion, potatoes and 1 cup water. Cover; bring to a boil, and simmer about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender but not mushy. Remove cover and set saucepan aside.
  • In a medium saucepan with cover, combine corn, cream, sugar and butter. Simmer, covered over low heat for 20 minutes.
  • Add to potato mixture with remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally over low heat for 20 minutes; do not boil.