FRESH SUMMER CORN CHOWDER

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Terrific recipe for fresh corn and potatoes and has always been a hit whenever I've served it. Good vegetarian dish, too!

Provided by outandabout829

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chowders Corn Chowder Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

6 ears corn, husked
¼ pound unsalted butter
1 medium onion, diced
2 bunches scallions, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 small new potatoes, cut into chunks
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ cups vegetable broth
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Remove corn kernels from cobs and place in a bowl. Scrape 'milk' from cobs into bowl with the kernels. Reserve 1 cob.
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, scallions, and garlic; cook until soft but not brown, about 3 minutes. Add corn kernels, corn milk, potatoes, and jalapeno. Cook, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes. Add milk, broth, and reserved cob. Simmer until potatoes are completely soft and soup is slightly thick, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and discard cob.
Season chowder with cilantro and pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 334 calories, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 45.6 mg, Fat 18 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 8.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 175.8 mg, Sugar 9.7 g