Great Lakes Corn Chowder Recipes

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.

GREAT LAKES CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• In large non-stick pan, fry bacon until crispy; remove to paper-towel-lined plate with slotted spoon and allow to drain. Add onion to fat and saute over moderate heat until golden, 4-5 minutes. Add celery and saute until softened, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, potatoes, salt, allspice, sugar and bay leaf; stir well. Cook over moderate heat until the mixture begins to sizzle.
• Transfer vegetables to large soup pot over low heat, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, 15-20 minutes. Stir in frozen corn, cream and milk and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat, remove bay leaf, and correct seasonings. Refrigerate if not using immediately. Serve with bacon bits as garnish.

GRILLED CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat.
• Brush the corn, bell pepper and scallions lightly with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning as needed, until the vegetables are charred and just tender, 8 to 10 minutes for the corn, about 6 minutes for the peppers and 2 to 3 minutes for the scallions. Let cool.
• Cut the corn kernels from the cobs and place it in a medium bowl. Chop the bell pepper. Finely chop the scallions, keeping the white parts separated from the green parts.
• Melt the butter in a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the scallion whites, potatoes and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the celery softens, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Sprinkle in the flour, thyme, paprika, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of black pepper. Stir until the flour evenly coats the vegetables, about 1 minute. Add the broth and 1 cup water and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, adjust the heat and simmer until the potatoes are almost tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in the corn, peppers and cream and return to a rapid simmer. Cook until the soup is thickened and the vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper if desired. Stir in the scallion greens and parsley. Serve with hot sauce if using.

GREAT LAKES WALLEYE CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter into a heavy stock pot, saute onions until light brown, add bell peppers and garlic. Cook until translucent.
• Add liquids, spices and fish. Cook 15 minutes on medium. Stir gently so to not break up fish chunks. Taste test the fish for flaky and done.
• Garnish with diced green onions and a squeeze of lemon juice.
• Options: Eliminate spaghetti sauce and add 1/3 cup of flour and 1 cup skim milk. Add flour and milk to pot to make a Rouix. before onions, etc. added.

CORN CHOWDER - FAST AND GREAT

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, cook and stir the bacon until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain off grease, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pot. Break the bacon into pieces in the pot.
• Place the onion in the pot, and cook until transparent, about 5 minutes. Mix in the potatoes, and cook until they begin to turn translucent, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the chicken broth, and season with oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, and simmer over low heat until the potatoes are soft, about 30 minutes. Pour in the cream-style corn and whole kernel corn, and cook for 10 more minutes.
• Stir in the cream, Monterey Jack cheese, and Cheddar cheese over low heat until the soup is hot and the cheeses have melted. Do not boil. Remove from the heat, and serve.

CREAMY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Dissolve bouillon in water; set aside. In a large Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to paper towels to drain; crumble and set aside., In a large skillet, saute green pepper and onion in the drippings until tender. Add flour; cook and stir until smooth. Gradually stir in milk and dissolved bouillon. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add corn and seasonings. Cook for 10 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with bacon.

GRAMMA BROWN'S CORN CHOWDER

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.