Corn Soup with Shrimp and Roasted Poblano

A creamy sweet corn soup with shrimp and roasted poblano chili!

This post is sponsored by Holland House Cooking Wine!

If I had to choose, making soup would be in my top three fav things to make in the kitchen. I used to think it was a major chore to create soup after growing up and watching my mom take all day to make it. I’m not knocking it, that soup was awesome, but you can also create your own amazing just by following a few simple rules.

Pick a few veggies that sound like they’ll love to be cooked together, and see if any of them can be roasted. Roasting intensifies the flavor and that’s what you need to take your soup from zero to hero! Add some spices and stock and after a short time on the stove, throw everything into your blender and purée until super smooth. That’s it aside from some heavy cream and a garnish to make it complete.

I’ve never made a corn soup before though, but I had an idea in my head that was screaming southwestern-ish and that big poblano chili was perfect for roasting. You can roast it right on top of an open flame gas burner, it might get smoky but the flavor is so worth it! Adding some Holland House White Cooking Wine made sure that the soup didn’t become overly sweet, It gave the soup a little sharpness and took away some of the sweetness from the corn.

If you’re experiencing any snow yet, then you should really make a giant pot of this corn soup! I bet it would still be awesome if you added scallops and whitefish as well as the shrimp, and turned the whole thing into an epic chowder.

Stay warm guys and let me know if you make this soup or any Foodness Gracious recipes by using #foodnessgracious in your social media!

Corn Soup with Shrimp and Roasted Poblano

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 185kcal

Author: foodnessgracious

A thick creamy soup full of spices, corn, and poblano chili. Add some juicy shrimp to create an amazing soup for a winters day!

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 whole onion diced
• 2 whole garlic cloves, minced
• 2 whole tomatoes, diced with seeds removed
• 2 cups corn kernels, frozen or canned
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 medium poblano chili
• 3/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 2 tbsp Holland House White cooking Wine
• 2 1/2 cups veggie or chicken broth
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 6 large shrimp, peeled

Instructions

• In a pot heat the olive oil and add the diced onion. Stir until soft.
• Add the garlic, tomatoes, corn, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Stir well and cook for a few minutes.
• Roast the Poblano over a gas flame until black. Place in a sandwich bag and seal to steam the chili.
• After a few minutes the skin should come right off and then you can roughly chop the poblano and add to the pot with the cilantro and white cooking wine.
• Stir and add the broth then simmer for 20 minutes.
• Transfer the whole mixture to a blender and puree until very smooth.
• Place the pureed soup back into the pot and add the heavy cream.
• Add more salt and pepper if needed.
• Stir and keep warm on a low heat until the shrimp are ready.
• In a separate pan cook the shrimp and then roughly chop them into large chunks.
• Add the shrimp to the soup and serve. Garnish with extra cilantro and fresh corn if desired.

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Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal