Luscious Smoky Sweet Corn Chowder with Potatoes and Bacon - Garlic and Zest

This delicious chowder has lots of different flavors, like sweet corn, smoky bacon, and creamy potatoes. Adding garlic gives the dish more depth, and smoked paprika gives it a nice smokey flavor. This dish is great for warming up on cold days or as a comforting meal any time of the year.

Ingredients:

• 6 slices bacon, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups corn kernels, fresh or frozen
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chopped fresh parsley for garnish

Instructions:

Cook the bacon in a big pot over medium-low heat until it gets crispy

Take the bacon out of the pot and set it aside

Leave the bacon fat in the pot

To the pot with bacon fat, add chopped onion and minced garlic

About 3 to 4 minutes, or until softened and smelling good

Add corn kernels and potato dices and mix them in

Stir every now and then for another 5 minutes

Put in chicken or vegetable broth and raise the heat

Wait 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes are soft

You can use an immersion blender or a regular blender to blend some of the soup until it is smooth, but leave some corn and potato chunks for texture

Its time to add the heavy cream and smoked paprika

Add pepper and salt to taste

Simmer the chowder for five more minutes, or until its hot all the way through

Serve hot with chopped fresh parsley and crispy bacon on top