Fresh Corn Soup Topped With Roasted Corn Guacamole Recipes

FRESH CORN SOUP TOPPED WITH ROASTED CORN GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Roast the Corn for the Guacamole
• Preheat the oven to 450°F. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Put the corn kernels on the baking sheet and toss with the oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and black pepper to taste. Spread the corn out evenly on the baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes, until the corn turns a golden brown. It may seem that you have left the corn in the oven for too long, but you want the corn to caramelize and get a little crunchy. Remove the corn from the oven and set aside.
• Prepare the Corn for the Soup
• Put the kernels (fresh or frozen and defrosted) in a blender.
• Combine the oil and the garlic in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and jalapeño. Season with salt and pepper and sauté until the vegetables are soft and translucent, about 6 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to the blender and puree until smooth. (You may need to pulse or stir the corn mixture in order to achieve a smooth consistency, but do not add any more liquid.)
• Simmer the Soup
• Pour the corn puree into the soup pot and place over medium heat. Stir constantly for a few minutes, until the soup begins to thicken. Slowly whisk or stir in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Finish the Roasted Corn Guacamole
• In a bowl, combine the roasted corn, red onion, cilantro, lime zest and juice, and jalapeño. Gently stir in the avocado. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve and Garnish
• Ladle the soup into soup bowls. Place a generous spoonful of the guacamole in the center of each bowl. Garnish with a small sprig of cilantro placed in the center of each.

ROASTED CORN AND TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375°F.
• Using chef's knife or corn stripper, cut kernels from corn; Being careful to remove only the part of the corn kernel sticking out of the cob; cutting deeper will pull off fibrous material. Transfer the cut kernels (you should have 3 cups kernels). Transfer to a foil lined baking sheet.
• Hold cobs over a medium bowl and using back of butter knife, firmly scrape any remaining pulp on cobs into bowl. Transfer pulp to center of clean kitchen towel set in medium bowl. Wrap towel tightly around pulp and squeeze tightly until dry.
• Discard pulp in towel and set corn juice aside. Add just enough half-and-half to the corn juice to make 1 cup of liquid; set aside.
• Add tomatoes, onion and garlic in a single layer onto the foil-lined baking sheet with the corn. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until tomatoes skins are darken and caramelized. Remove from the oven and let cool. When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and discard. Transfer the tomato flesh and corn mixture to a large dutch oven and set aside. (Reserve a handful of the roasted corn for garnish if desired)
• Preheat broiler. Cut bell peppers in half lengthwise, discard seeds and membranes.
• Place halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet, and flatten with your hand.
• Broil 10 minutes or until blackened. Place bell peppers in a paper bag and fold to close tightly. Let stand 10 minutes before peeling; transfer to the large dutch oven with corn mixture.
• Add chicken broth to the dutch oven and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook until the vegetables are very tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chili powders, paprika and salt.
• Using an immersion blender, blend the soup until smooth.
• Add the half-and-half/corn liquid mixture and return to simmer. Season to taste with salt, pepper. Garnish each portion with a couple of avocado slices, a few drops of olive oil, a scattering of the reserved roasted corn and a sprinkle of paprika. Serve hot.

CREAMY SPICY ROASTED CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400º F. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Toss the fresh corn with 1 teaspoon olive oil; pour onto the cookie sheet and roast in the oven, stirring frequently, for about 25 minutes, or until brown and toasty. Set aside 1/2 cup for garnish.Make the corn broth: once the kernels have been removed from the cob, cut the cobs in half and place in a saucepan with enough water to cover them, about 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Shut the heat off, or remove the pan from the heat, and let it steep for another 20 minutes. What you will have is a very corny stock.
• Heat the remaining oil and the butter in a large saucepan; saute the onion, garlic, Anaheim chili, and jalapeno until just wilted. Add the potato, chicken broth, corn broth, canned corn, and remaining roasted corn. Simmer about 30 minutes. Let stand until cooled, then place the solids into a blender along with just enough liquid to blend. Pass the blended ingredients through a fine sieve, pressing to remove as much pulp as possible while leaving the hard casings in the sieve. Add the blended ingredients back to the pan. Heat the soup up to simmer, add the cumin and cream. Stir to combine. Ladle into warm bowls, and top with the garnishes.

ROASTED CORN GUACAMOLE

Steps:

• Combine the avocados, corn, onion, cilantro, lime juice, and creme fraiche in a bowl and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with tortilla chips.