Hog’s Ass Corn Chowder

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups Fresh Corn (cut off the cob, about 2 medium ears) or Frozen Corn
• 1 cup Onion, diced
• ½ cup Shredded Carrots
• 2 cups Potatoes, peeled, diced and rinsed
• 3 cups Chicken Stock or Broth
• 4 slices of Bacon, diced
• 4 tbs. Butter
• 3 tbs. Hog’s Ass Hot Sauce
• 2 tbs. Heavy Cream
• Garnishes: Grated Cheddar Cheese, Crispy Diced Bacon, Diced Green Onion,

Directions:

1. Cooked diced bacon until crispy. Drain on a paper towel and set aside. Reserve about ¼ of the bacon for garnish.
2. In a large pot, melt butter over medium high heat.
3. Once butter has melted, add diced onions and sauté for 2 minutes. Add corn and shredded carrots and sauté for additional 1-2 minutes.
4. Add chicken stock and diced potatoes and bring to a boil.
5. Once chowder comes to a boil, lower heat to simmer and cover. Cook for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
6. Remove pot from heat and ladle about 1 cup of the chowder into a mixing bowl and puree with a handheld immersion mixer (or puree in a blender).*
7. Add the pureed chowder, heavy cream, bacon, Hog’s Ass Hot Sauce back into the pot and stir until blended.
8. Ladle into bowls and garnish with shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits and green onion.
9. Makes 4 servings.

*Note: If you do not have a handheld immersion mixer or blender, you can skip this step. The chowder will be more like soup than chowder but still just a tasty.