Grandmas Ham Potato Corn Chowder Recipes

GRANDMA'S HAM, POTATO & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• 1. Wash potatoes and cut into small cubes. Place in a medium pot w/ water to cover. Bring to a boil. Boil only until just starting to get tender. Drain and set aside.
• 2. In large pot over med-high heat, add butter. When melted, add onions. Stir and cook for 4 mins. Add ham, cook and stir another 4 mins. add the can of milk, the 1/3 cup of milk, cream of mushroom soup & potatoes.
• 3. Add frozen corn, stir, cover and cook over low heat about 15 mins, stirring often. Add cream style corn, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil & then reduce heat to simmer. Cook another 15 mins. Add cream, cook 5 more mins. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with paprika.

GRANDMA'S CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat, and cook until crisp. Drain and crumble, reserving about 2 tablespoons drippings in the pot.
• Mix potatoes and onion into the pot with the crumbled bacon and reserved drippings. Cook and stir 5 minutes. Pour in the water, and stir in corn. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until potatoes are tender.
• Warm the half-and-half in a small saucepan until it bubbles. Remove from heat before it boils, and mix into the chowder just before serving.

GRANDMA JACKIE'S HAM & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, fry bacon until very crispy. Remove bacon from pan & set aside, leaving bacon drippings in pan. Add butter to bacon drippings & melt over low heat. Add flour a little at a time and stir in until a paste forms. Whisk milk into flour paste and heat over medium heat until paste dissolves & sauce/rue beings to thicken. Be careful to stir enough that the milk does not burn on the bottom of the pan.
• Meanwhile, in a large soup pot, saute onions in oil until translucent. Add potatoes & enough water to just cover potatoes & bring to a boil over high heat. Add salt & garlic powder, and lower heat once it comes to a boil. Cook until potatoes are done, but be careful not to over cook potatoes. Once cooked, add the white sauce/rue to the potatoes and water. Stir well.
• Add the diced ham & the corn to the soup. Add salt, pepper & parsley. Chop the crisp bacon up into tiny pieces and add to the soup. Stir & simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. If chowder seems to "pasty" tasting or thick after it simmers...add some more water & simmer a while longer.

POTATO CORN HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine potatoes and onion in soup pot. Add chicken broth to cover. Bring to boil, simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add carrots, celery, ham and corn. Simmer another 5 minutes.
• Add water and milk as desired for consistancy and texture.
• Bring to boil, add cubed Velveeta cheese, melt.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.