A Corny Meal

So....my Facebook followers may remember that I made a meal of corn chowder and corn cheese biscuits the other day. It was quite tasty, but I'm angry that I forgot to put bacon bits into the chowder. (and into the biscuits for that matter- hmm.....)

Anyhow, here are the recipes for what I made. Enjoy!

Corn Chowder

2 cups corn
4 medium potatoes
1 large onion
2 cups water
2 tbsp flour
3 1/2 c milk
3 tbsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste

* Put your corn on the cob into cold water and bring, quickly, to a boil. Let the corn cook for 10 minutes (no more - the corn will soften some more when you add it to the soup). Set the corn aside to cool. If you used canned corn, drain your corn kernels well.

*put 3 1/2 cups of milk into the small pot and set on medium-low heat to scald. When the milk foams, take the pot from the burner and set it aside.

TIP: Rinse your pot with cool water before putting in the milk. This will help to keep the milk from sticking.

While the milk is heating:
* Dice your potatoes into 3/8 to inch pieces and set it aside.
* Dice the onion and set aside.
* Cut the corn kernels away from the cob and set them, in a bowl, aside for use later.

NOTE: Don't let the milk burn! If you don't have time to do something, just set it aside until you are ready for it.

* In the large pot, heat up the butter (3 tbs) and sautee the onion and flour (2 tbs) until the onion becomes shiny. Keep stirring this because flour burns quickly!
* When the onions are fully separated and glisten, add the (2 cups) water and the diced potatoes. Let the potato cook until they are softened.
* Add the scalded milk (less the skin that forms on the surface) and the corn. Let cook for an additional 5 minutes.

TIP: Salt and pepper this soup very conservatively. You can alway add salt and pepper at the table but once it is in the pot you can't take it out. Adjust your salt if you've used salted butter. This soup is, while hearty, delicate in its balance of flavour. It is very easy to over spice!

Corn Cheese Biscuits

I'll just be lazy, and give you the link to Mennonite Girls Can Cook blog. :)

http://mennonitegirlscancook.blogspot.com/2008/11/corn-and-cheese-biscuits.html