Corn chowder for instant pot

Name: Corn chowder for instant pot
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ears corn on the cob; 4 or more slices bacon chopped; 3 tsp minced garlic (or 3 large cloves finely chopped or crushed); 1 small yellow onion diced; 4 red or golden potatoes peeled and cut into chunks - I don’t always peel mine; 2 cups water; 2 cups low-sodium vegetable stock or chicken stock; 1.5 cups half and half; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Add 1/2 red pepper

Katatonickat @katatonickat

Canada

My hubby wanted me to use the 4 cobs of corn we had in the fridge. I served it with herb bread. Voila!

Katatonickat @katatonickat

Canada

My hubby wanted me to use the 4 cobs of corn we had in the fridge. I served it with herb bread. Voila!

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Ingredients

4 people

4 earscorn on the cob
4or more slices bacon chopped
3 tspminced garlic (or 3 large cloves finely chopped or crushed)
1small yellow onion diced
4red or golden potatoes peeled and cut into chunks - I don’t always peel mine
2 cupswater
2 cupslow-sodium vegetable stock or chicken stock
1.5 cupshalf and half
1 tablespooncornstarch
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspblack pepper
Optional
Add 1/2 red pepper

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Steps

1

Turn pressure cooker on. Press SAUTE button. Wait 2 minutes for the pot to heat up. Add chopped bacon. Cook until almost all of is crispy or to your liking. Remove onto a plate.
2

Add garlic and onion to pot with bacon grease. Saute for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring often.
3

Cut corn kernels off the cobs. Add to pot with onion. Saute for 2 minutes, stirring often.
4

Press OFF button on Instant Pot. To stop sauté button.
5

Add potatoes, water, stock and half of cooked bacon. Or if you do not wish to garnish with bacon then put all of it in. Season with salt and pepper.
6

Close lid, set to sealing position. Press MANUAL button and set timer to 10 minutes. The pressure cooker will start cooking. It will take it a few minutes to come to warm up and come to pressure.
7

When the Instant Pot is done it will beep. Click OFF button. Let pressure cooker naturally release. This can take up to about 5 to 10 minutes. In the meantime, whisk together half and half and the cornstarch. Add half and half to pot and stir. Let sit for 10 minutes.
8

Serve chowder and if you saved some then serve garnished with reserved bacon