Roasted Sweet Corn Chowder

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My family loved it! I only used 6 ears of corn. I would say 4 - 6 is perfect. Also, didn't bother making the broth with the cobs. Be ready for the spice if you get medium chiles or hotter!

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This recipe is okay but for all the work that goes into it, it should be a lot better. WAY too much work. I did it in steps over several nights since we'd be eating at 10pm if I had to make the whole thing after I got home from work. There has to be an easier recipe for corn chowder out there. I threw out my printed recipe for this since I know I'll never be making again.

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It was a lot of work making this recipe! but the end result was worth it. I didn't make the saltine crackers (i fried some corn tortilla strips. I halved the recipe and still had some leftover. I also had 6 ears of corn so i used them all and i am glad i did because i think the soup had the right amount of veggies with the extra corn. I also added a bit of extra peppers since i had them. will definitely make this again, but in steps!

Adding to my first review: I have made this soup a few times now and making it in steps is the way to go! When I make the corn broth & make a lot & freeze it for future soups. That really cuts down on the work. I also grow poblanos in my garden and I am always grilling them, peeling them & freezing them so I just grab some from the freezer when I need them. Be careful with the poblanos though, you just never know who hot they can get!

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I tried this recipe tonight - this is probably one of the most complicated recipes I've ever attempted, so I was a little worried about how it would turn out.

Pretty good, as it turns out. I took a couple of short cuts (I bought vegetable stock, and I cooked the bacon while the puree mixture was simmering - one more thing to wash at that point didn't seem like a big deal but otherwise cooked the soup as described (albeit without the crackers and chipotle cream. It's a little "soupier" than I would have liked, but otherwise the flavors are spot on. Using a little less stock next time and adding a little salt to the puree and I think this will a keeper, although not a weekly recipe just due to the time involved.

Minor note - the recipe doesn't actually tell you when to add the bacon after you're done cooking and draining it. I threw it in with the puree mixture at the end, and I doubt it really matters, but that should be clearer.

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The stock did take AWHILE, but I tried to cut down on the time by doing as much as possible while the stock was cooking. The stock was the perfect amount of spice, but I was a little underwhelmed by the finished product with the corn puree. For a two hour process, the corn chowder was not in my top 10 favorites. I am intrigued to try the shrimp suggestion another reviewer posted with my remaining chowder.

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I made this recipe exactly as printed. It was really, really good. The only thing I added was a bunch of grilled shrimp. I basted them with the left over butter from making the crackers. They turned it into a main course and it was hearty and wonderful on a cold evening. Unlike the other reviewer, I thought the stock was totally worth making homemade. Just needed salt to bring out the flavor. I will make this again for sure!

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The soup is good but do yourself a favor and buy Vegetable stock from the store, you will save yourself 2 hours of pointless cooking.