Southwest Corn Chowder
Description
This corn chowder is made with plenty of fresh corn as well as tomatillos, hominy, and roasted red bell peppers. Serve with homemade cornbread and a salad. If you start the cornbread while the water is boiling, you can have dinner on the table in under an hour.
Ingredients
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1 pound tomatillos, husked
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2 tablespoons butter
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1 onion, diced
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1 (20 ounce) can white hominy, drained
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1 teaspoon chopped fresh marjoram
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1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
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4 cups milk
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4 sprigs parsley
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6 ears fresh corn kernels
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2 roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
1
Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the tomatillos, and boil for 10 minutes; drain.
2
Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the onions, and cook until they have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the hominy, marjoram, and thyme, cook and stir 5 minutes more. Pour in the milk, parsley, and half of the corn kernels, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
3
Puree the tomatillos with the remaining half of the corn until smooth in a blender, then stir into the soup along with the roasted peppers. Simmer the soup for 10 minutes, then remove the parsley sprigs, and sprinkle with cilantro before serving.