Photo: Harvest Creamy Corn "Choup" with Parsley Recipe
Somewhere between chowder and soup, this is a tasty vegetable Choup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 to 5 large ears corn, scraped from cob or 1 box frozen corn
- 1 medium or 2 small zucchini, chopped
- 1 pound small potatoes, chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 to 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 quart chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of generous handfuls
- A few dashes hot sauce, to taste
- Oyster crackers or white Cheddar popcorn, to pass at table
Directions
Heat a medium soup pot over medium-high heat with extra-virgin olive oil. Add bacon to hot oil and cook until crisp at edges. Add onions and corn, zucchini and potatoes and bell pepper as you get them chopped. Also add to the soup pot the bay leaf, thyme sprigs, paprika, and salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for about 7 to 8 minutes to begin to soften the vegetables. Sprinkle flour into the pot, stir and cook 1 minute. Stir in the stock and let it come up to a bubble and thicken up a bit. Then stir in cream, parsley and hot sauce, to taste, and simmer 5 minutes. Season the soup with salt and pepper and serve with crackers or popcorn to float on top.
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By rtle_Dallas
DeSoto, TX
on October 29, 2012
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This is the ultimate in cold or raininy days (opps ..... or when someone in the family has a cold, etc I added polish kasbasha and a shrimp (sorry, my better half is a meat freak......everything must have meat in it.......I can only guess that it is a Texas thang! This is absolutely wonderful, full of flavor and sure too please!!!!
By kenebik59@shaw.ca
Calgary, 43
on March 10, 2011
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Wow good! Loved it! Used leftover ham instead of bacon and it was great! Love the hint of heat!
By TurtleMonkeyMom
Dayton, OH
on January 19, 2011
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My whole family loves this - even my ridiculously picky toddler who won't normally touch a vegetable with a ten foot pole! I omitted the red peppers and replaced with carrots. I've substituted turkey kielbasa for the bacon and it's great - still a bit smokey and without the soggy bacon texture. I've also added a can of creamed corn to help thicken it and make it a little creamier when I don't have heavy cream and have to use milk.
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