Corn And Bacon Soup From Southern Living Recipes

CORN AND BACON SOUP FROM SOUTHERN LIVING

Steps:

• Cook bacon in Dutch oven over medium heat for 5 minutes or until crisp.
• Remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in Dutch oven.
• Crumble bacon.
• Saute onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot drippings over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute.
• Stir in potatoes and next 4 ingredients, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring often, 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in tomatoes and green chilies and cheese; simmer 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
• Season with salt to taste.
• Serve with crumbled bacon.

CORN SOUP WITH TOMATO-BACON TOASTS

Steps:

• In a large straight-sided skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, turning once, until crisp, 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels. Add onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt to skillet; cook, stirring, 8 minutes. Stir in 4 cups corn, then 2 cups water; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer; cook, stirring occasionally, until corn is tender and most of liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in 1 1/2 cups ice water and sour cream. Blend corn mixture (in two batches, if necessary) until smooth. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cold, 45 minutes.
• Toast bread. Top with cheese, tomatoes, and bacon; season with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with remaining 1/2 cup corn, more pepper, and drizzles of oil; serve.

CORN WITH SOUR CREAM AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook onion in butter until soft; blend in flour and salt.
• Add sour cream gradually, stirring to keep smooth.
• Heat to boiling; add corn; cook until heated through.
• Fold in 1/2 crumbled bacon.
• Turn into serving dish, garnish with remaining bacon and parsley.

BACON CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon; crumble and set aside. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add water, potatoes and bouillon; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. , In a small bowl, combine flour and 1/4 cup milk until smooth. Add the flour mixture, cream, corn and remaining milk to soup; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add cheese and bacon. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Season with salt and pepper.

BACON CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon; crumble and set aside. In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Add water, potatoes and bouillon; cover and simmer until potatoes are tender. In a small bowl, combine flour and 1/4 cup milk until smooth. Add flour mixture, cream, corn and remaining milk to soup; bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; add cheese and bacon. Cook and stir until cheese is melted. Season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY CORN SOUP WITH CRISPY BACON

Steps:

• Shuck the corn. Break each ear in half. Standing each one vertically on a cutting board, use a serrated knife to cut off the kernels. Save the cobs.
• In a pot, combine the corn, cobs, potato, almond milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some freshly ground pepper. Simmer until the potatoes are soft (there's a big range for exactly how long this will be - once the pot is boiling, figure somewhere around 10 minutes and taste 'em as you go.) Remove and discard the corn cobs. Transfer the soup to a blender and puree. Strain back into the pot. Taste for salt, adding more if needed.
• While the soup is simmering, cook the bacon until crispy in a hot frying pan or a 400 degrees F oven. Cut each slice in half. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish each with 3 half slices of bacon and basil leaves.