Best Smoked Corn And Pepper Chowder Recipes

SMOKED CHICKEN CORN CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut kernels from cobs. Reserve corn and cobs.
• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-low 8 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving drippings in Dutch oven. Crumble bacon.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Sauté onion and next 4 ingredients in hot drippings 5 minutes or until tender. Add potato, and sauté 1 minute. Add broth and reserved corn cobs, and cook 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in chicken, next 3 ingredients, and corn kernels. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, 15 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Remove from heat. Discard corn cobs. Stir in 1 cup cheese. Ladle into bowls, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese and crumbled bacon.

SMOKED CORN AND PEPPER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Prepare charcoal or gas grill or traditional smoker for Indirect smoking on Low Heat.Use one layer charcoal for smoker and place food on top grate. For best results for this recipe, use hickory or mesquite wood chips or chunks.
• Place corn and peppers on cooking grate of fully smoking grill or smoker. Smoke 1 to 1-1/2 hours over charcoal or 20 minutes over gas. Remove corn and pepper; allow to cool. Cut corn kernels from the cob with a sharp knife. Remove seeds from jalapeno. I like to keep some in and diced.
• In a Dutch oven, cook bacon over low heat until crisp. Add onions and cook 2 minutes or until transparent. Add green and red peppers and continue to cook for 6 minutes, until peppers are tender. Add flour. Stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add chicken stock gradually, stirring to combine. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Add smoked corn kernels, peppers, potatoes, and bay leaf; simmer 20 minutes.
• Add heavy cream, salt, Worcestershire sauce, white pepper, and hot pepper sauce. Return to a simmer for 1 minute.

SMOKED CORN AND CRAB CHOWDER WITH MOUNT GAY RUM

Steps:

• Fill a large stockpot with 1 gallon water. Bring water to a boil, add the crabs, and cook until tender and cooked through. Remove crabs when done and set aside to cool. Over high heat, reduce the cooking liquid until 1 quart remains to make crab stock. When crabs are cool enough, pick the crabmeat and reserve (should yield about 1 pound of meat).
• Meanwhile, place potatoes in a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook potatoes until al dente. Drain and then place potatoes in a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking. Melt the butter over medium-low heat in the same saucepan. Add onion, celery, red and green peppers, and saute until tender. Add flour and continue cooking for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add crab stock, potatoes, half-and-half, smoked corn, sherry pepper sauce, rum, and crabmeat, and cook until all heated through. Garnish with paprika.

SMOKY CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Heat the EVOO over medium-high heat in a soup pot. Add the bacon and brown to crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon and reserve the bacon bits. To the bacon drippings, add the garlic, onions and chiles, and cook to soften, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the corn and season with the thyme, paprika and salt and pepper, and stir. Add the cobs to the pot along with the bay leaves, potato and cover with the stock. Add a little water to the stock if it does not cover the corn. Cook the soup, partially covered, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cobs and bay leaves and puree with an immersion blender until the corn is creamed. Stir in the butter and lime juice and add hot sauce, to taste. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over a medium flame.
• Serve the corn chowder topped with bacon, scallions, herbs and cheese.