Friday, October 18, 2019

Corn and Coconut Bisque

I can't really take credit for this recipe.  Two of my best friends and I recently dined at a lovely restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE and we had the most delicious soup.  And of course, I went home and tried to recreate it and found it very easy to do!  All you need is a few ingredients to make this yourself.  This will be best with fresh corn, bought in season.   But if you can find a good quality frozen corn, you could use that too. 

32 ounces of chicken or vegetable broth (homemade is best, but if you use store bought, go for a low sodium broth)
1 can of coconut milk (the low-fat variety is fine)
4 large ears of corn or 3-4 cups of good quality frozen corn
Salt and pepper to taste
Crab meat, green onion, and/or bacon for garnish (all optional)

Add the broth, coconut milk and corn to a pot and bring to a low boil.   Cook for about 10 minutes.

Strain out about 2/3 cup of corn and then using either a blender or immersion blender, puree the rest of the corn and liquid. 

Taste the pureed soup and add salt and pepper to taste.  Go easy on the pepper -- this is a pretty delicate soup and you don't want to overwhelm it.

When it's ready to serve, you can garnish with crumbled crab meat, crumbled bacon, minced green onion, or whatever else may strike your fancy!


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