Bacon & sweetcorn chowder
Cooking time
Ready in 20 minutesSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 2This soup may be cheap to make, but it's packed full of flavour
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 379
- protein
- 17.6g
- carbs
- 46.4g
- fat
- 14.9g
- saturates
- 5.1g
- fibre
- 3.3g
- sugar
- -
- salt
- 2.55g
Ingredients
- 3 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
- oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 large potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
- 350ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 400ml milk
- 200g sweetcorn, frozen or tinned, drained if tinned
- 2 tbsp snipped chives
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Method
- Fry the bacon in a little oil in a pan – as soon as it starts to colour, add the onion and potato and cook until the onion starts to soften. Add the stock and milk and bring to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes or until the potato is tender, then add the sweetcorn and heat through. Season and stir in the chives.
Recipe from olive magazine, April 2009
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
A lovely soup with milk that isn't too creamy! After having read the comments before making it, I was sure I'd have to thicken it with some flour, but as I left it simmering for some time, stirring occasionally, it ended up with a nice texture. Might add a clove of garlic to it next time, but it will definitely be made again. Added an additional two rashers of bacon, as we had it as a main course.
OKish recipe. Says 20 mins, but it took me an hour to make - i don't know whether i did anything wrong!!!!! Not very clear method for beginners in soupmaking - i just guessed that pan meant frying pan and that meant make it all in it, perhaps that is usual - I don't know as it was my first attempt at making soup (or chowder)!!!!! Was that the right thing to do??? I found it quite bland and lumpy, but somehow at the same time it was delicious on a cold day!!!! Definitely need a spoon to eat it with - not the usual runny kind of soup. I missed out the chives as i didn't have any - but still tasted ok. I didn't need to thicken it - I found it thick enough as it was.
What a great recipe! I added smokey bacon to add a bit more depth of flavour and added bagel chips to float on the top of the chowder. After reading the comments I would cook this a day before to let the flavours infused more and I would also add cornflour to thicken it more.
Lovely however and I will be making this again.
