Smoked Soup (pr0n inside!)

Ok, well, the soup wasn't actually smoked... but everything in it was... Well almost everything. A bunch of smoked stuff is in this soup, ok? It's actually more of a chowder, but Smoked stuff in a chowder isn't as good a title.

First up, The players - Corn, Poblanos, Red Bells, Onion, Taters, Chicken Broth, Salt, Pepper (not available for photo - heavy cream and fresh thyme) and last but not least home made bacon.



You can read all about my big bacon adventure here -
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=174710

Anyways... First step is getting these guys some smoke. Onto the grill they go. Except the onions, I've done it both ways, but I like the bite and crispness better when they're sautéed instead of roasted, but either works fine depending on your taste



Yes, that's a 19lb ham. Thread to come on that later. It has nothing to do with dinner, so just pretend you didn't see that, ok?

Here's some peppers after getting a good solid hour + of Hickory and gentle 225ish heat -


Veggies and Bacon prepped


Let's get to it. Bacon gets crispy


Add Onions


Onions get soft, add Corn


Give it a couple minutes, add peppers, S&P, Thyme


Give a couple minutes for everyone to get to know each other, add some flour


fry that for a min, add the broth


simmer for 10-15 minutes. Add Diced potatoes and cream



Heat through and serve (with a delicious beer)







Thanks for lookin'

Thanks, yea, we're big Lake Front Brewery fans.. And Central Waters, and New Glarus, and list goes on. Wisconsin makes some damn good beers!