Recipe courtesy of Wolfgang Puck
Corn Chowder with Jalapeno Cream
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: Serves 6 to 8
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 536
- Total Fat
- 30
- Saturated Fat
- 17
- Carbohydrates
- 31
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 10
- Protein
- 32
- Cholesterol
- 144
- Sodium
- 1199
- Total: 1 hr 25 min
- Prep: 35 min
- Cook: 50 min
Ingredients
3 cups of chicken stock
1 cup dry white wine
1 garlic clove
2 sprigs fresh thyme
3 pounds (about 6 dozen) littleneck clams in the shell, scrubbed clean
4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter
1 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced leek, white part only
1/2 cup diced carrot
1/4 cup diced celery
6 or 7 ears fresh sweet corn, shucked, kernels removed, reserving cobs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Salt
Freshly ground white pepper
Juice of 1/2 small lemon
Jalapeno Cream:
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/4 cup sour cream
1 jalapeno pepper, cored, seeded, and minced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Lemon juice
Directions
- In a large saucepan, bring the chicken stock and white wine to a boil with the garlic and thyme. Add the clams, bring back to a boil, cover, and steam until the clams are just opened, 3 to 4 minutes. Strain the liquid into a bowl and discard any unopened clams. Remove the clams from their shells and set aside.
- In a 3-quart saucepan, melt the butter. Saute the onion, leek, carrot, and celery over moderate heat, until al dente, about 10minutes. Pour in the clam liquid and bring to a boil. Add the corncobs and the corn kernels, reserving 1 cup of kernels for garnish. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove the cobs and strain the soup into a clean saucepan. Transfer the strained vegetables to a blender or food processor, pour in the cream, and process until pureed, still retaining a little texture. Stir back into the soup and season lightly with salt and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil, add the reserved clams, and simmer for 1 minute. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- While the soup is cooking, prepare the jalapeno cream. In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients, seasoning to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
- Ladle the soup into heated bowls, making sure that there are clams in each bowl. Spoon a little of the jalapeno cream in the center, passing the remaining cream in a small bowl. Garnish with the reserved 1 cop corn kernels and serve immediately.