Corn Soup
Author: Liza Cannata
Serves: 4
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 6 ears corn
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper
- bacon pieces and basil for topping
- Shuck and clean corn well.
- Cut the kernels off each ear and set aside.
- Heat the butter in a soup pot over medium heat.
- Add onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add corn kernels and enough water to just barely cover corn.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and pour soup into a blender and run until smooth.
- Pour the blended soup into a strainer over a clean pot. Using a wooden spoon, push the soup through the strainer.
- Return strained soup to stove, add salt and pepper and 1 cup milk.
- Ladle into bowls and serve with bacon pieces and snipped fresh basil.
Recipe by Three Hungry Boys at https://www.threehungryboys.com/2017/07/24/corn-soup/
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