Best Grilled Corn Chowder Recipes

GRILLED CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat.
• Brush the corn, bell pepper and scallions lightly with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning as needed, until the vegetables are charred and just tender, 8 to 10 minutes for the corn, about 6 minutes for the peppers and 2 to 3 minutes for the scallions. Let cool.
• Cut the corn kernels from the cobs and place it in a medium bowl. Chop the bell pepper. Finely chop the scallions, keeping the white parts separated from the green parts.
• Melt the butter in a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the scallion whites, potatoes and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the celery softens, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle in the flour, thyme, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper. Stir until the flour evenly coats the vegetables, about 1 minute. Add the broth and 1 cup water and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, adjust the heat and simmer until the potatoes are almost tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the corn, peppers and cream and return to a rapid simmer. Cook until the soup is thickened and the vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper if desired. Stir in the scallion greens and parsley. Serve with hot sauce if using.

CORN CHOWDER WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the 1/4 cup olive oil, the basil, salt and pepper. Add the shrimp, stir to coat and refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat, warm the 1 Tbs. oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the milk and cream, increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the corn and cook for 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer 2 cups of the soup mixture to a bowl. Using an immersion blender, puree the remaining soup until smooth. Stir in the reserved soup mixture, the cayenne, salt and pepper and keep warm. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove the shrimp from the marinade; discard the marinade. Thread the shrimp onto skewers. Arrange the skewers on the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Ladle the chowder into warmed bowls. Garnish with the shrimp skewers and lime slices and serve immediately. Serves 6.

GRILLED CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. If using a gas grill: Place the chips in the smoker box. Preheat the grill, gas or charcoal, to high.2. When ready to cook, if using charcoal, toss the wood chips on the coals. For both methods: Brush the corn, onion, and peppers with a little oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the vegetables on the hot grate and grill, turning with tongs, until nicely charred on all sides, 16 to 20 minutes for the bell peppers, 10 to 12 minutes for the onion quarters, and 8 to 12 minutes for the corn. As they cook, baste the vegetables with additional oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, removing the vegetables as they are done to a platter to cool.3. Cut the corn kernels off the cobs and place in a large saucepan. Using a paring knife, scrape the charred skins off the peppers and onions (don't worry about removing every last bit). Stem and seed the peppers and cut into 1/4-inch dice cut the onion quarters into thin crosswise slices, discarding the roots. Add the peppers and onion to the corn in the saucepan.4. Stir the diced potatoes, flour, and thyme into the vegetables and cook the mixture over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning. Add the stock and bay leaf and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, at a gentle simmer until the potatoes are cooked, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the cream and cook for 2 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Remove and discard the bay leaf.5. Spoon the chowder into bowls, sprinkle with the parsley (if using), and serve immediately.Serves 4 to 6 as a first course

CORN CHOWDER WITH GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the 1/4 cup olive oil, the basil, salt and pepper. Add the shrimp, stir to coat and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• In a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat, warm the 1 Tbs. oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the milk and cream, increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Add the corn and bacon and cook for 5 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, transfer 2 cups of the soup mixture to a bowl. Using an immersion blender, puree the remaining soup until smooth. Stir in the reserved soup mixture, the cayenne, salt and pepper and keep warm.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Remove the shrimp from the marinade; discard the marinade. Thread the shrimp onto skewers. Arrange the skewers on the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Ladle the chowder into warmed bowls. Garnish with the shrimp skewers and lime slices and serve immediately.