Winter Soup & Chili Recipes | Cozy Meals

Okay, here’s a breakdown of the recipes provided, focusing on key information and potential observations. I’ll organize it by recipe, highlighting ingredients and steps.

1. Corn Chowder (Formerly of Atlantic No. 5)

* Yield: 8-10 servings
* Key Flavors: Corn, Cream, Rosemary, thyme
* Unique Aspects: Uses corn cobs to make a vegetable broth, adding depth of flavor. The overnight cooling/refrigeration of the broth is a good technique for clarity.
* Ingredients:
* 8 ears fresh corn
* 2 medium onions
* 1 carrot
* 1-2 ribs celery
* 1 stick butter
* 4-6 Idaho potatoes
* 1 quart heavy whipping cream
* Fresh rosemary
* Fresh thyme
* Salt & Pepper
* Instructions (Simplified):

1. Make corn broth with cobs,onion peelings,carrot,and celery.
2. Sauté onions in butter.
3. Add potatoes and broth,simmer until tender.
4. Add corn and cream, heat through.
5. Season with rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper.

2. French Onion Soup (From Sam’s Food and Spirits)

* Yield: 8-10 servings
* Key Flavors: Onion, Sherry, beef, Provolone
* Unique aspects: Relies on a long simmer to develop the onion flavor. Uses sherry for depth. Broiling with Provolone is the classic finishing touch.
* Ingredients:
* 1/4 cup unsalted butter
* 8 cups chopped onions
* 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped garlic
* Fresh thyme
* 8 cups water
* 2 1/2 tablespoons beef base
* 2 cups cooking sherry
* Croutons
* 16-20 slices Provolone cheese
* Instructions (Simplified):

1. Sauté onions, garlic, and thyme in butter until translucent.
2. Add water, beef base, and sherry; simmer for an hour.
3. Pour into oven-proof bowls, top with croutons and Provolone.
4. Broil until cheese is melted and golden brown.

3. Schimpff’s Confectionery Chili

* Yield: 55 one-cup servings (Vrey large batch!)
* Key Flavors: Beef, Chili Powder, Tomato, Beans
* Unique Aspects: Massive quantity. Uses specific brands of chili powder and base (bloemer). Includes spaghetti noodles in the chili.
* Ingredients:
* 1 large onion
* 5 pounds hamburger
* 5 (16oz) cans Busch’s Best mild Chili Beans
* 2 (15oz) cans Hunt’s tomato sauce
* 2 cups chili powder (Bloemer)
* 4 ounces chili base (Bloemer)
* 1 pound spaghetti noodles
* 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
* Instructions (Simplified – incomplete in the provided text):

1. Brown hamburger with onion.
2. Drain and return to pot with beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, chili base, and water.
3. Boil, then simmer. (The instructions stop mid-sentence.)

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