This hearty soup is packed with colorful corn and red peppers, perfect for warming up on chilly autumn nights.Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine American
Keyword Soups
Method Stove Top
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 380kcal
Equipment
Large Soup Pot
Blender
INGREDIENTS
4SlicesBacon
1Yellow Onion - Diced
2Red Peppers - Diced
3StalksCelery - Diced
2tsp.Kosher Salt
½tsp.Black Pepper
PinchCayenne Pepper
1½Lbs.Red Or Yukon Gold Potatoes - Cut into Bite-Sized Pieces
2CupsChicken Broth
4EarsSweet Corn
1½CupsHeavy Cream
2tsp.Sugar - Optional
1BunchGreen Onions - Sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
Cook bacon in large stockpot on medium-high heat until crisp. Remove to paper towel-covered plate and set aside.
Add onion to pot with bacon fat and sauté until tender, about 3 minutes. Add red peppers, celery, salt, pepper, and cayenne; sauté until vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes.
Add potatoes and chicken broth; raise heat to high. Bring soup to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Simmer, lowering heat if necessary.
While potatoes are cooking, strip kernals from Corn cobs. set aside 1 cup of kernels. Place remaining kernels and cream in blender and puree until smooth.
When potatoes are tender, add corn puree, remaining corn kernels, and sugar to soup. Simmer until corn kernels are tender and corn puree is heated through, 3–5 minutes.Do not allow soup to boil after cream is added.
Serve soup garnished with crumbled bacon and sliced scallions. Refrigerate any leftovers.