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SERVES:
8

INGREDIENTS:

• 8 ears fresh corn, kernels removed (cobs reserved for corn broth optional)


• 5-6 cups water (or vegetable or chicken stock if not making corn broth)


• 1 large onion, peeled and diced


• 1 large clove garlic, peeled and minced


• Butter as needed for sauteing vegetables


• 2 large or 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced


• 2 large jalapeno peppers, deseeded and finely diced


• Salt and pepper to taste


• 1/3-1/2 cup chopped cilantro


• 1 cup sour cream

PROCEDURE:

Remove the kernels of corn from 8 ears of corn and then, to give the final soup more corn depth of flavor, you can put those cobs into a large pot with 5-6 cups of water and let that simmer along for 15-20 minutes.

Once that is going along, use another heavy bottomed soup pot to get another part of the soup going.

Melt a couple Tbs of butter, on medium to medium high heat and add 1 large diced onion and 1 large minced clove of garlic and cook those until they start to soften up.

While you're keeping your eye on the onions, take a minute to peel, halve and thinly slice the sweet potatoes.

Once the onions have softened up, add the sliced sweet potatoes to that pot and then very carefully add enough of the corn broth to just cover the potatoes.

While the sweet potatoes are simmering along, use another large saute pan to get the kernels of corn going.

Melt a couple of Tbs of butter in that pan and add the corn and 2 large, deseeded and minced jalapeno peppers and cook that along for 4-5 minutes and turn the heat off.

At some point you'll need to take a minute to combine a handful of chopped fresh cilantro and a bit of sour cream if you want to use that as a final garnish.

Once the sweet potatoes are nice and soft, use a hand blender to puree them.

Once they are nice and smooth, add the corn and jalapenos to that and season it to taste with salt and pepper.

HINTS:

This makes a large quantity of soup….feel free to cut the recipe in half. This soup may be just as good served cold as hot….especially on a hot day. It's not necessary but you can thin the soup out a bit, if it needs it, with a little milk or cream.