Corn chowder for instant pot

Katatonickat
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
  1. 4 earscorn on the cob
  2. 4or more slices bacon chopped
  3. 3 tspminced garlic (or 3 large cloves finely chopped or crushed)
  4. 1small yellow onion diced
  5. 4red or golden potatoes peeled and cut into chunks - I don’t always peel mine
  6. 2 cupswater
  7. 2 cupslow-sodium vegetable stock or chicken stock
  8. 1.5 cupshalf and half
  9. 1 tablespooncornstarch
  10. 1/2 tspsalt
  11. 1/2 tspblack pepper
  12. Optional
  13. Add 1/2 red pepper

Cooking Instructions

  1. 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. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 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. 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. 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. 8

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

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