Potato, cauliflower, corn and bacon chowder

Potato, cauliflower, corn and bacon chowder

  • DifficultyEasy
  • Prep0:10
  • Cook1:00
  • Serves 4
nicnocnac
by nicnocnac Last updated on 05/05/2025

A fantastic way to disguise cauliflower, and my family love this soup with crusty bread.

- nicnocnac
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Ingredients

  • 1 cauliflower chopped
  • 4 potatoes diced medium
  • 1 L chicken stock (liquid)
  • 500 g corn kernels frozen
  • 500 g bacon rashers finely sliced
  • 1/2 cup shallots finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tsp butter
  • 3 onions diced medium
  • 1 tbs cream *to serve *optional
  • 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste

Method

  • Step 1
    In a frypan, add butter and lightly fry onion and garlic for 5-10 minutes. Do not brown.
  • Step 2
    Place onion mixture in a stock pot over low heat.
  • Step 3
    Add potatoes and cauliflower, and cover with stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until potatoes and cauliflower are cooked through.
  • Step 4
    Blend the soup until smooth and keep warm over low heat.
  • Step 5
    In a frypan, fry the bacon until lightly cooked. Add the corn to the soup.
  • Step 6
    Stir in the shallots. Add salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes.
    Potato, cauliflower, corn and bacon chowder
  • Step 7
    Serve in bowls, and add a little cream if adding.
Recipe Notes

Completely optional to add angel hair pasta broken up. Also have had it with ½ cup risoni - this makes the soup even tastier and more heartier.

Vegetable stock can be used instead of chicken stock.

This recipe was photographed by Greer Worsley for Australia's Best Recipes.

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