Corn And Pumpkin Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 leeks or 2 onions, trimmed and chopped
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 -8 ears corn, kernels cut off
• 2 cups cooked pumpkin
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled,4 t kept separate
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• black pepper
• 1 quart light cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in soup kettle and cook the leeks until soft.
• 2 add the flour, corn, pumpkin, broth and salt and simmer over low to moderate heat for about 10 minutes.
• 3 add bacon and mix.
• 4 pour half the chowder into a blender or food processor and mix until smooth.
• 5 return mixture to soup kettle, stir, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 6 add allspice, a few grindings of pepper and cream.
• 7 heat 2-3 minutes more until completely heated, but not boiling, then serve with extra bacon sprinkled over top.