How I Make The Best Easy Corn Chowder

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: evaporated milk

Almond milk is lower in calories, while evaporated milk is often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, and margarine can be more budget-friendly.

Start by cooking 150 g of bacon in a 5.5Q Dutch oven on medium heat until fat is rendered, about 7 minutes.

Remove the bacon and leave the fat in the pot.

Add 1 medium diced onion and 2 diced celery ribs to the pot, cooking for about 10 minutes until softened.

Add 4 cups of corn and cook for 2 minutes, mixing with the vegetables and bacon fat.

Add 5 cloves of minced garlic and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant.

Sprinkle 5 tbsp of flour over the mixture and mix well to coat everything, cooking until pasty.

Pour in 5 cups of chicken stock and 0.5 cup of dry white wine, stirring to combine.

Add 1.5 cups of cream and season with salt, pepper, 2 large bay leaves, 1 tsp dried thyme, and 1 tsp smoked paprika.

Simmer until heated through and thickened to desired consistency.

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