Corn Chowder
A hearty soup to welcome the fall season while fresh corn are still available. It is naturally sweet and creamy with deep warmth from white Kampot pepperc
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 ears sweet fresh yellow corn
- 5 strips thick sliced low salt bacon (cut into 1" pieces )
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion (Chopped)
- 4 stems green onion (separate the white stem from leaves and sliced)
- 4 clove garlic (Minced)
- 2 tsp Angkor White Kampot Pepper (fine ground)
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 3 tbsp rice flour (3T)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 leaf Bay leaf
- 1 pound Yukon gold potato (Cut into ½" cubes)
- 7 ounces (1/2 can) coconut cream
- Sea Salt to taste
- Salted Kampot Pepper
Instructions
- 1
Prep Corn
- 2
Remove kernel of 4 cobs into a bowl. Be sure to scrap the germs off the cob as well, they are tender, sweet, and packed with vitamins, protein and minerals.
- 3
Thinly slice corn of the 4 cobs, so that each kernel are sliced into two thin layers. Then scrape the germs off the cob.
- 4
Cooking
- 5
Pan-fry bacon: Heat pot over low heat, add bacon. Stir often to keep it from burning. Continue cooking until bacon is brown and crispy. Remove bacon and set aside on top of paper towel to absorb the excess fat.
- 6
Saute Onion & Garlic - Replace ½ of the bacon fat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add onion, white stem of green onion, and garlic. Continue cooking until the onion becomes translucent and brown edges. Add white Kampot pepper and thyme mix well.
- 7
Cook Potato - Add flour to the saute onion, mix well. Add broth & bay leaf, bring to boil. Add potato mix well, bring to softly boil, reduce heat and cover to simmer for about 15 minutes, until the potato is tender.
- 8
Cook Corn - Once the potato is cook, add corn. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
- 9
Add Cream & More flavor - Add coconut cream, stir well. Reserve some bacon and green onion for garnish, add the rest to the soup. Salt to taste.
- 10
Garnish - Place each serving in a bowl, garnish with chopped bacon, green onion, and some Black Pearls.