Grandma Bettys Corn Chowder Recipes

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Drain fat, reserving 3 tablespoons in saucepan. Drain bacon on paper towels; set aside.
• Cook onion and celery in bacon fat over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat.
• Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Stir in pepper, corn and potatoes. Heat until hot. Stir in bacon. Sprinkle each serving with parsley and paprika.

Steps:

• Fry bacon in pan until almost done. Add onions and celery, and saute until lightly browned.
• Transfer to a cooking pot. Add cream-style corn, kernel corn, butter, and broth. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook for about 15 minutes.
• Mix together flour and a little water to form a paste.
• Add milk and flour paste. You might want to add more flour paste, depending on how thick you like your chowder. Simmer for 30 minutes or until you are ready to eat. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, (seasoned cast iron does well here) cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Turn off the heat and transfer the bacon to a paper towel lined plate. Reserve the drippings in the pan.
• On a cutting board, cut the stalk ends of the corn cobs to make a flat surface; stand them up and shave the corn from the cobs with a sharp chef's knife. Return the skillet to medium-low heat, and add the corn kernels. With the back of the knife, firmly scrape the cobs over a shallow plate to extract as much liquid (milk) as possible and add it to the skillet.
• Season corn lightly with salt and pepper and cook until broken down and creamy, about 30 to 45 minutes, stirring often; add water if the pan gets too dry.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs and milk. Add corn and sugar; mix well. Cut bread into 1/2-in. cubes and place in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with butter. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes.

Steps:

• In slow cooker, mix all ingredients except whipping cream, cornstarch, salt and pepper, bacon and parsley.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting about 4 hours or on Low heat setting 8 hours.
• In small bowl, beat whipping cream and cornstarch with whisk until smooth. Stir into mixture in slow cooker. Cover; cook 15 minutes longer.
• Season chowder to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish individual bowls of chowder with parsley and bacon.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the potatoes, water, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. , Stir in the milk, corn and parsley; cook for 5 minutes or until heated through. Add a small amount of hot soup to sour cream. Gradually return all to pan, stirring constantly. Heat through but do not boil.

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan or stock pot, melt butter and oil over medium heat. Add bacon pieces and cook until slightly crispy. Add onions and cook for 4-5 minutes, until soft. Remove bacon and onions and add rest of vegetables.
• 2. Saute' for about 5 minutes. Add the bacon and onions back in and stir well. Add flour and stir to coat vegetables. Add milk and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, stirring continually to blend and smooth. Add half & half cream and potatoes. Boil for about 8-10 minutes.
• 3. Lower temperature to low heat. Add corn. If using roasted corn, cut the corn from the cobs and add to the pot; or add the thawed frozen or canned corn. Add black pepper and cayenne pepper and salt to taste. Remove the bay leaf.
• 4. Simmer on low until corn and potatoes are tender..about 15-20 minutes. If soup gets too thick add 1/2 c. warm water or more milk. If it isn't thick enough, add more shredded cheese (about 1/2 c.).

Steps:

• In 4-quart Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat 7 to 10 minutes, turning once, until crisp. Drain on paper towels; leave bacon drippings in pan. When cool, crumble bacon and set aside.
• In same pan, cook butter, onion, carrot, celery and garlic over medium heat 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until vegetables soften but do not brown.
• Sprinkle flour over vegetables and stir well with wire whisk to incorporate. Cook about 2 minutes. Stirring constantly, slowly add broth and wine (make sure to scrape bottom of pan as flour tends to stick). Stir in corn, potatoes, half-and-half, thyme, salt, pepper if desired, bay leaf and nutmeg. Heat soup to a gentle simmer. Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender. (Corn can be naturally salty depending on the season, so make sure to taste before adding extra salt.) Remove bay leaf.
• Garnish with parsley if desired, and crumbled bacon.

Steps:

• Saute onion and celery in butter in a large saucepan until tender.
• Stir in next 7 ingredients; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add milk and half & half; cook stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.