Ham And Cheddar Chowder Recipes

HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Pour stock into a large pot set over medium heat, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the cubed ham and 2 tablespoons rosemary.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook diced bacon until crisp. With a slotted spoon, remove bacon, and add to pot. Drain half of the bacon grease, and return skillet to medium heat. Stir in onions, leeks, garlic, and green onions; cook until tender, then add to pot.
• Place cubed potatoes, carrots, and 2 tablespoons rosemary in pot; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Turn off heat, and add cream to pot.

HAM CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Place first four ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, heat butter over medium heat; saute onion and celery until tender. Stir in flour and pepper until blended; gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cheese until melted., Stir in ham and potato mixture; heat through over low heat.

CORN AND HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Slice the corn kernels off the cob and reserve the cobs. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot over high heat. Add the thyme, onion, celery, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and all but 1/2 cup each corn kernels and ham; cook 1 minute. Add the potatoes, corn cobs and 5 cups water. Cover and cook until the potatoes are very tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the reserved corn kernels and ham and cook until the ham is browned, about 6 minutes. Add the scallions and cook until softened, about 1 minute.
• Remove the corn cobs from the soup and discard. Stir in the heavy cream and cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the corn-ham mixture.

CHEESY HAM AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Stir chicken broth, carrots, chicken bouillon, bay leaves, sea salt, pepper, thyme, marjoram, and garlic powder together in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook for 10 minutes. Add potatoes and onion; cook for 10 minutes more. Add celery; cook until all vegetables are fork tender, about 10 minutes more.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and whisk flour into butter until smooth. Return saucepan to medium heat; gradually add milk to butter mixture, whisking constantly, and cook until mixture thickens, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Stir milk mixture into vegetable mixture; add corn, Cheddar cheese, and ham, reduce heat to low, and simmer until ham is heated through and cheese melts, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHEDDAR HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt and pepper to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until vegetables are just tender. Remove from the heat; do not drain. , Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt the butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Add cheese and stir until melted. Stir into the undrained vegetables; return large saucepan to the heat. Add corn and ham; heat through, stirring occasionally.

POTATO HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Melt butter in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring frequently, until onions have become translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in corn and thyme until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in potatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 12-15 minutes.* Stir in ham, salt and pepper, to taste. If the chowder is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately, garnished with bacon, if desired.

NEWEST NEW ENGLAND HAM & CLAM CHOWDER FOR THE FAMILY

Steps:

• In a soup pot, brown the bacon; set aside when crisp.
• Add chopped onion (add the butter if you don't have a lot of bacon grease--otherwise save the butter for *later*--as noted below); saute onion for 2-3 minutes, then add potatoes, saute a few more minutes.
• Add green pepper to the pot, saute for about 1 minute.
• Mix veggies, then add ham and about 1/3 of the clam juice (don't bother measuring, just make sure the potatoes are covered).
• Simmer until the potatoes are just starting to get soft (20 minutes?).
• Add another shot of clam juice and 1 1/2°C of cream (or milk); return to a low simmer.
• Add remainder of clam juice from the big can and reserved from smaller cans; bring to a simmer again, stirring the pot occasionally to prevent sticking.
• ****If you'd like to have a more "rich" chowder, add the butter now.****.
• Mix remaining cream/milk with cornstarch, add gradually to simmering pot until slightly thickened (not goopy, please).
• Add salt and pepper to taste along with pinch (or two) of parsley.
• Remove from heat and add the clams; stir. Allow to rest for two - three minutes.
• Crumble crisp bacon over top of soup; stir.
• Serve immediately along with some hearty home-made croutons (1/2 loaf of French bread, cubed & toasted) and grated Cheddar cheese.
• VARIATIONS: Skip the ham and add 1-2 cups sweet corn kernels.
• ***NOTE*** When the store has a special on peppers, I buy a bunch, clean them up and chop into preparation-size bits, then quick-freeze them on cookie sheets (one-layer deep), then pour them into one-gallon zipper bags to store in the freezer. I keep a smaller container in my kitchen freezer for ready-access (and doesn't take up so much space).

HAM, CORN & CHEDDAR CHOWDER

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat until crisp; remove bacon from pan and set aside.
• Add chopped onion to bacon fat in pan and cook, stirring until onion is softened. Add flour and stir to blend. Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Add potato and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in cream, corn and ham. Add cheddar, stirring just until cheese melts (do not let boil) and season generously with pepper. Serve bowls of cheddar topped with reserved bacon and chopped green onions.

CREAMY HAM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a 4-quart slow cooker, combine potatoes and onion (see Tip). Pour broth over vegetables.
• Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 3 hours.
• In a medium bowl, combine cornstarch, dried thyme and pepper. Whisk in evaporated milk. Stir the cornstarch mixture, ham and carrots into the cooker. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more, stirring the soup occasionally. Serve soup topped with broccoli, cheese and fresh thyme.

HAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, add butter and melt over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, leek, and garlic. Saute until onions are softened and becoming translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
• Add seasoning (bouillon cube, thyme, salt and pepper), potatoes, ham and chicken or ham stock. Adjust heat to medium high and bring to a low rolling boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are fork tender. Use a masher, if desired to break up your potatoes.
• Stir in the heavy cream and serve. Garnish with chopped green onion or chives, bacon or fried ham, and cheddar cheese.
• Add chopped vegetables (onion, celery, carrots, leek, garlic), seasoning (bouillon cube, thyme, salt and pepper), potatoes, ham and chicken or ham stock to your crock pot or slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on the low setting for 8 hours, or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• Stir the heavy cream into the soup in your slow cooker. Return the cover and cook on high setting for 20 minutes before serving. Garnish with chopped green onion or chives, bacon or fried ham, and cheddar cheese.

HAM AND CHEDDAR CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium high heat.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery and sauté for 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and sauté for an additional 30 seconds.
• Add the potatoes, chicken stock, cayenne pepper, and coriander.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, covered, for 35 minutes.
• Add whole kernel corn with its juice, creamed corn, cheese , and milk.
• Simmer for an additional 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Season with Worcestershire.
• Add sliced green onion and diced ham. Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve topped with additional green onions if desired.