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California Sweetcorn Chowder

A thick, creamy corn chowder spiked with roasted green chillies and smoky chipotle, finished with goat's cheese. Fresh coriander and a squeeze of lime lift each bowl.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total23 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • ½large onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 110 groasted red peppers, from a jar, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 175 gpotatoes, scrubbed and coarsely grated
  • 70 gunsalted butter
  • 225 gHatch green chillies, chopped
  • 420 gsweetcorn, canned or frozen, drained or defrosted
  • 2 tspgarlic paste
  • 1 tbspground cumin
  • 1 tspdried chipotle chilli flakes
  • 875 mlvegetable stock, plus more if needed
  • 250 mlwhole milk
  • 250 mldouble cream
  • 100 gsoft goat's cheese
  • to tastesea salt
  • to tasteblack pepper

To serve

  • 15 gcoriander leaves, chopped
  • 40 gcotija cheese, crumbledoptional
  • 2limes, cut into wedges
  • 1crusty loaf, for serving

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Potato (white)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Carrot
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Yeast
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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