My Favorite Most Excellent Corn Chowder

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 (20 ounce) package simply potatoes diced potatoes with onion
• 6 cups water
• 1 large red bell pepper, diced
• 20 ounces frozen corn
• 1 cup scallion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• cayenne pepper, generous pinch

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in large soup pot.
• 2 add bacon & cook until crisp. remove bacon, crumble & reserve.
• 3 add onions to fat, saute until very soft.
• 4 add water & simply potatoes. cook 20 minutes at a low simmer.
• 5 add corn, red bell pepper & scallions. simmer another 10 minutes.
• 6 add half & half. season to taste with salt & pepper. add cayenne. stir well.
• 7 serve with reserved bacon bits.