Description

Make this soup just one time for your family and they will ask for it again and again. It has the flavors of Mexican street corn with a few other ingredients that make it absolutely delicious. It can be ready in 20 minutes. Now that's a winner!

Ingredients

• 4 T. butter
• 1 small white onion, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, minced
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 3 T. flour
• 2 t. ground cumin
• 1 t. chili powder
• 4 c. chicken stock
• 6 c. frozen corn kernels
• 1 T. sugar
• 2 t. salt
• 1½ c. heavy cream, half and half, or milk
• 1 c. freshly chopped cilantro
• Toppings:
• ½ lb. bacon, cooked and crumbled
• ½ c. crumbled Cotija cheese
• 1 jalapeno, sliced

Steps

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add in onions and minced jalapeno; sauté for about 5 minutes; stir in garlic; cook 1 minute.
2. Stir in flour, cumin and chili powder; cook 1-2 minutes; whisk in chicken stock until smooth; bring to a boil. Add in the corn, sugar and salt. Once it returns to a boil, reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes; stir in cream and cilantro.
3. Serve topped with crumbled bacon, Cotija cheese and jalapeno slices.