Grilled corn, fennel, and purple potato chowder-raichlen

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Ears fresh corn; shucked
5 teaspoons Exra-virgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 Onion; finely chopped
½ cup Shallots; (6 to 8), finely
; chopped
3 Cloves garlic; minced
2 Poblano chilies; cut in 1/2\" dice
OR 1 large green bell pepper; cut in 1/2\" dice
2 Stalks celery; finely diced
1 quart Basic Vegetable Stock; or water, (sep.
; recipe)
1 Bouquet garni; (bay, thyme,parsley)
1 pounds Purple potatoes; cut in 1/2\" dice
OR regular potatoes
1 small Fennel bulb; (1 cup), optional,
; cut in 1/4\"
Dice
1 cup No-fat sour cream; or to taste
Freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons Fresh dill; chopped
OR flat leaf parsley; or fennel tops

Directions

Brush the corn with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Grill the corn over medium heat, turning often, until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer the corn to a plate to cool, then cut the kernels off the cobs, reserving the cobs. (The easiest way to do this is to lay the corn on its side on a cutting board. Make lengthwise cuts with the knife to remove the kernels.) Heat the remaining 3 teaspoons of olive oil in a large heavy saucepan. Add the onion, shallots, garlic, poblanos, and celery and cook over medium heat until soft but not brown, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the vegetable stock, bouquet garni, potatoes, fennel, and corn cobs. Simmer the soup for 5 minutes. Stir in the corn kernels and continue simmering the chowder for 10 minutes, or until all the vegetables are soft but not mushy. Remove and discard the corn cobs and bouquet garni.

Whisk in the sour cream and salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste and simmer the chowder for 2 minutes. Sprinkle the chowder with the dill and serve at once. Make about 8 cups, enough to serve 8 as a first course, 4 as a main course.

Recipe from Steven Raichlen's High Flavor Low Fat Vegetarian Cooking ISBN 0 14 02.4124 8

Recipe by: Steven Raichlen's High Flavor Low Fat Vegetarian Cooking Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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