Recipe: Perfect Spicy corn chowder

Spicy corn chowder. Stir in broth, potatoes, ancho chile pepper and salt. Place the shoepeg corn and fresh corn into a large pot with the wine and water. Add the cream, corn, cayenne and bay leaf.

A few weeks ago Howie and I decided that we really fancied a good, hearty winter soup (or Spicy Corn Chowder as it turns out) to keep us going through the dark winter months. Hamburg, (my humble place of abode) has some of the coldest, harshest winters that I've ever seen, and even Howie's sunny clime of Barcelona gets a bit nippy from time to time (well, so he claims. A spicy, hearty, and easy-to-make soup with tender chunks of sausage, potatoes, and corn. You can cook Spicy corn chowder using 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Spicy corn chowder

1. It's of stick butter.
2. It's of chicken broth.
3. It's of water.
4. It's of corn 8 large ears or 10 med.
5. You need of diced sweet onion.
6. It's of diced celery.
7. You need of jalapeños diced, deseeded.
8. You need of large red pepper diced.
9. It's of large garlic cloves minced.
10. It's of each cumin, oregano, Chipotle chili powder.
11. You need of each white pepper, cayenne pepper.
12. It's of tblsp chicken bouillon.
13. Prepare of quarter cup flour.
14. You need of milk.
15. It's of half & half.
16. You need of each smoked gouda, sharp cheddar.
17. It's of sour cream.
18. Prepare of black beans drained and rinsed.
19. It's of diced tomatoes with green chilies undrained. Rotel, brand.
20. Prepare of limes 1 juiced and zested.
21. It's of cilantro chopped.

Can be made without cayenne to cater to the kids. Rich cream and buttery Yukon potatoes provide balance, while a dash of cayenne pepper adds depth. Combine cornmeal (or masa) with water. Stir to combine, then pour into the chowder.

Spicy corn chowder instructions

1. Cut the corn off the cobs,set aside..
2. In a saucepan bring the broth, water and the cobs to a boil. Lower heat, simmer 30 min.
3. Melt butter, add onions, celery. Saute 4 min. Add peppers and spices. 4 minutes..
4. Sprinkle flour over mixture. Stir for 2 min..
5. Remove cobs from broth. Pour broth into stockpot. Stir until no lumps..
6. Add remaining ingredients including the corn, and 1 handful of cilantro..
7. Adjust seasonings, add salt if needed. Bring to a low boil,lower heat. Simmer for 30 minutes..
8. Garnish with squeeze of lime, cilantro, sour cream, tortilla strips or crushed tostitos..
9. Note to control heat, start with half the amount of spices. Adjust in step 7.

If chowder needs more thickening, add another tablespoon of cornmeal mixed with water. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering. Add onions, carrots, celery, and bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften. Spicy Chicken and Corn Chowder is loaded with chunks of chicken and lots of corn in a thick cream-based broth that's full of spicy, smoky flavor. In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, whisk Mexican-Style Corn Chowder Mix into milk.