Larry’s Corn Chowder

Larry’s Sweet Corn works incredibly well in so many kinds of soup, especially ones which feature corn.  Larry’s Corn Chowder does just that and is a great use of this gourmet corn.

Ingredients:

• 3 pieces of bacon, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 onion, chopped into small pieces (approx 1 cup)
• 2 potatoes, skinned and chopped into small pieces (approx 3 cups)
• 2 stalks of celery (optional), diced into small pieces (approx ¾ cup)
• 1 package (16 oz) of Larry’s Small Batch Sweet Corn
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups evaporated milk

Directions:

1. In a large sauce pan, cook bacon pieces until almost done.
2. Add garlic and onion and sauté in bacon grease until onion softens and starts to turn brown.  There should not be too much grease, but you could always remove some.
3. Add celery and sauté for 30 seconds.
4. Add potato, corn, salt, pepper, and broth and bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer.  Once temperature stabilizes, add milk and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.  BE CAREFUL NOT TO BRING MILK TO A HEAVY BOIL.