Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Grilled Corn Potato Chowder

Grilled Corn Potato Chowder.

You can have Grilled Corn Potato Chowder using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grilled Corn Potato Chowder

1. You need 1 ounce of oil.
2. You need 3-4 slices of bacon -diced 1/4"(cold bacon dices easier than room temprature)-I love bacon so I use four:).
3. Prepare of Note. If using turkey bacon add 2 ounce oil in place of the one ounce to aid in browning and making the compound roux.
4. You need 8 ounces of sweet onion -- diced 1/4".
5. You need 1/2 of of red bell pepper –diced 1/4”.
6. You need 4 cloves of garlic -chopped.
7. You need 1 of each jalapeno- diced finely.
8. It's 1 pound of potatoes - diced 1/4".
9. You need 32 ounces of chicken stock.
10. Prepare 1/3 cup of flour.
11. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
12. You need 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper.
13. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of thyme.
14. Prepare 1 teaspoon of sugar.
15. You need 3 ears of corn, peeled, oiled, seasoned with a little salt, grilled to a light brown color, and striped from the cob.
16. It's of Note 12 ounces of can corn will work in place of grilled corn.
17. Prepare 1 cup of cream or half and half or milk (Milk came out great and cream tasted the best:).
18. You need 3 tablespoon of cilantro- chopped.

Grilled Corn Potato Chowder instructions

1. Heat a 5qt.sauce pan with one ounce of oil Brown the diced bacon in a large 5qt.sauce..
2. Sauté onion, red bell pepper, garlic and jalapeno until limp with browned bacon (do not get to hot) about 3 minutes.
3. Dust w/ flour and stir together. (This is a compound roux).
4. Add corn, potatoes,milk and chicken stock to the pot season with salt, pepper, sugar and thyme, and bring to a boil..
5. Simmer over medium heat until potatoes are tender, (about 15-20 minutes). Adjust seasoning as needed and add the chopped parsley or cilantro..
6. Note. If using turkey bacon add 2 ounce oil in place of the oneounce to aid in browning and making the compound roux..