Jamaica's Ajeen Beckford Roasted Corn Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs sweet corn
• 1 ounce butter
• 4 ounces diced leeks
• 5 ounces diced celery
• diced onion
• 5 ounces dice red peppers
• 5 ounces dice green peppers
• 3 pints cream, sauce
• 2 lbs diced potatoes
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 10 ounces cream
• tt salt and pepper
• tt tabasco sauce

Recipe

• 1 roast the corn in their husks in a 400°f oven for 45 minutes. cool, remove husks and cut off the kernels.
• 2 sweat the vegetables in the butter.
• 3 add the béchamel and bring to a simmer.
• 4 add the corn kernels and simmer for a further 20 minutes. add potatoes and thyme. simmer until the potatoes are tender.
• 5 add the cream. check seasoning and add tabasco if needed.