Smokey corn chowder with crispy bacon

Smokey corn chowder with crispy bacon


1 cup white onion, diced
2 tbsp butter
3 cups frozen corn
1 cup peeled red potato, diced
4 cups vegetable stock
3/4 cup milk
2 tsp salt
Freshly cracked pepper to taste
2 tsp  Smoked Paprika
¼ tsp hot sauce
2-3 shakes of Red Pepper Flakes
½ cup red bell pepper, diced
6 slices Smoked Bacon, cooked

Melt butter in a large stock pot. Add onions and sauté until soft.
Add potatoes, corn and vegetable stock and simmer with pot loosely covered for 15 minutes.
Transfer soup in batches to a blender and puree on high until smooth. Return to a cleaned out stock pot. Add milk, salt, pepper, paprika, hot sauce, and pepper flakes. Whisk until smooth.
Add red bells peppers, and cooked bacon.
Ladle out into bowls and top with some crispy bacon.