Best Chilled Corn Soup With Crab And Chile Oil Recipes

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CHILLED CORN SOUP



Chilled Corn Soup image

Provided by Alex Guarnaschelli

Time 5h10m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ears (about 2 pounds) fresh corn, shucked and wiped clean
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
6 scallions, thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
3 to 3 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco

Steps:

  • Cut the corn: Hold an ear of corn upright with one end on the cutting board and the other in your non-cutting hand. Use a sharp knife to shave off the kernels in rows from the cob. Rotate the corn and cut close enough to the core so that the kernels remain relatively whole, but not so closely that you end up taking fibrous pieces of the cob with you. Repeat with all of the corn. Gather the kernels in a bowl and reserve the cobs.
  • Start the soup: Combine half the olive oil and all the scallions with a generous pinch salt and 1/4 cup water in a large saute pan and cook over medium-low heat until they are translucent and tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Cook the corn: Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in the same saute pan and add all the corn kernels. Season with salt, then stir in the brown sugar and a generous pinch black pepper. Cook over medium heat until the corn becomes tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Finish: Bring the half-and-half and 1 cup water to a gentle simmer in a medium pot over medium heat and add the cobs. Simmer the cobs gently on low heat until they impart their corn flavor to the half-and-half, 12 to 15 minutes. Discard the cobs. Add the Worcestershire and hot sauce and stir to combine. Add the cooked corn and scallions to the pot and simmer on low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Taste for seasoning.
  • Puree half of the liquid and corn in the blender until smooth and pour back into the rest of the soup. Refrigerate until fully cold, at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours.
  • Serve: Whisk to blend so some of the remaining corn lands in each bowl as you serve the soup. Taste for seasoning. Ladle into the bowls.

CHILLED CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER



Chilled Corn and Crab Chowder image

From "Jane Brody's Good Seafood Book", 1994. You can substitute surimi in place of crab if you like, but the real thing is so much better. Frozen corn may be used instead of fresh. Needless to say, This is best made in the end of summer, when all the major ingredients are in season and at the peak of their flavor. Make a meal of it with some hearty bread and a garden salad. Cooking time does not include chilling the soup.

Provided by zeldaz51

Categories     Chowders

Time 50m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 teaspoons canola oil
2 ounces Canadian bacon, finely chopped (about 1/3 c.)
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely diced red bell pepper
3/4 cup finely chopped celery
1 tablespoon seeded minced jalapeno
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
6 cups chicken broth
1 bay leaf
2 cups corn kernels (cut from about 4 medium ears)
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground white pepper
1 cup plain yogurt (nonfat or low fat)
1 lb lump crabmeat or 1 lb surimi, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (or to taste) or 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (or to taste)
additional chopped cilantro or parsley (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Heat the oil briefly in a nonstick soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the Canadian bacon and saute, stirring often, for about 2 minutes. Add the onion, saute 3 minutes longer; add the bell pepper, celery, jalapeno, garlic, and cumin, saute another 2 minutes.
  • Add the broth, bay leaf, corn, and ground pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to simmer for 20minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and discard the bay leaf. Set the mixture aside to cool until it is lukewarm.
  • Place the yogurt in a small bowl. Add some of the liquid from the pot to the yogurt, stirring the ingredients well. The pour the thinned yogurt back into the pot, stir until the yogurt is well integrated with the other ingredients. Add the crab meat or surimi, stirring the chowder gently, then add the 2 tablespoons of cilantro or parsley. Chill the soup until serving time. Serve garnished with additional cilantro or parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.3, Fat 10.4, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 101.7, Sodium 1816.4, Carbohydrate 47.4, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 7.6, Protein 44.1

CHILLED CORN SOUP WITH CRAB AND CHILE OIL



Chilled Corn Soup with Crab and Chile Oil image

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 35 min We recommend you use only fresh local corn when making this soup. The supersweet corn on the cob sold in plastic-wrapped packages in supermarkets yields an unpleasantly sweet soup. To make this soup vegetarian, simply omit the king crab.

Yield Makes 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

6 ears fresh corn, shucked and desilked
2 cups cold whole milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 (6-oz) frozen king crab leg, thawed
4 teaspoons Asian chile oil

Steps:

  • Cook corn in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to chill ears quickly. When cold, cut off kernels and scrape cobs over a bowl to extract juice, then purée in batches in a blender with milk, salt, and pepper. Force purée through a very fine sieve into a bowl (discard solids) and stir in chives.
  • Cut crab shell with kitchen shears and extract meat, then cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
  • Serve soup drizzled with chile oil and sprinkled with crabmeat.

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