Corn Chowder

Name: Corn Chowder
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 8 ears, corn, husks and silk removed; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 slices, bacon, halved lengthwise then cut into 1/4 inch pieces; 2 teaspoons minced, fresh thyme; , Salt and pepper; 1/4 cup, all-purpose flour; 5 cups, water; 3/4 pound, red potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces; 1 cup, half-and-half; , Sugar; 3 tablespoons chopped, fresh basil

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2011, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES6

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Starting our Lighter Corn Chowder recipe with sautéed bacon lent our base a sweet smokiness. Dialing back on the dairy allowed the fresh corn flavor to come through. To make up for the body that our Lighter Corn Chowder lacked after losing ...

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