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    Home » Recipes » Pressure cooker

    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup

    Published: Sep 6, 2016 · Modified: Apr 26, 2017 by Mike Vrobel · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup

    I live for fresh corn on the cob in the summer - I’m a Midwestern boy, born in Wisconsin and raised in Ohio. At the start of corn season, I’m a minimalist - boiled (for exactly 4 minutes!) or grilled are the only two ways I will make corn. In other words - don’t mess it up, and let the corn flavor shine through.

    As happy as I am with simply cooked corn, as August passes and we begin September, I start to want some variety. What can I do that is different, but still does justice to fresh corn?

    Pull out my trusty pressure cooker, that’s what.

    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup | DadCooksDinner.com
    Cutting the kernels from the corn

    I could not believe how much corn flavor the pressure cooker extracts from corn cobs. This is summer in liquid form. I don’t want to mess it up, so I keep the rest of the ingredients simple - a little bacon, a sautéed onion, and salt and pepper. Everything goes back in the pot for a second blast of pressure to cook the corn kernels, and I have a soup that is the essence of corn.

    Now, I use bacon in this recipe, because…well, because bacon. I love the salty, smoky undertone it adds to soups and stews. If you really don’t want to add bacon, substitute 2 tablespoons of butter.

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    Recipe: Pressure Cooker Corn Soup

    Inspired by: Pressure Cooker Corn Soup by Kenji Alt at SeriousEats.com

    Equipment

    • 6 quart or larger pressure cooker (I love my Instant Pot electric PC)
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    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup | DadCooksDinner.com

    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup


    • Author: Mike Vrobel
    • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    • Yield: 2 quarts of soup 1x
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    Description

    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup recipe. Liquid summer in a bowl - made with fresh corn cob broth in the pressure cooker.


    Ingredients

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    Corn Cob Broth

    • Cobs from 6 fresh ears of corn
    • 6 cups water
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • 1 bay leaf

    Corn soup

    • Corn kernels from 6 fresh ears of corn
    • ¼ pound bacon, diced
    • 1 medium onion, diced
    • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
    • More salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.

    Instructions

    1. Make the corn cob broth: Peel the corn, then cut the kernels from the cobs. (I set a small bowl upside down in a plate to use as a corn stand while I slice down the sides with my chef’s knife.) Set the kernels aside for later. Put the corn cobs into the pressure cooker pot, breaking them in half to help them fit. Sprinkle with the salt, pour in the water, add the bay leaf, and lock the lid. Pressure cook at high pressure for 15 minutes in an electric PC, 12 minutes in a stovetop PC, then quick release the pressure. Remove the lid carefully - the hot steam can scald - then discard the corn cobs and strain the broth into a large bowl. (I use a spare pot for my pressure cooker.)
    2. Cook the bacon:Wipe out the pressure cooker pot with a paper towel. Add the diced bacon to the pot and turn the heat under the pot to medium (sauté mode in my pressure cooker). Cook the bacon, stirring often, until it is browned and crispy, about 5 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pot with a slotted spoon, leaving as much bacon fat behind as possible. Set the bacon aside for later.
    3. Sauté the onion: Add the diced onion to the pot and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of salt. Let the onion cook for a minute to start releasing liquid, then scrape the bottom of the pot with a flat edged wooden spoon, loosening all the browned bits of bacon into the onions. Sauté the onions, scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bits, until the onions soften, about 5 minutes.
    4. Pressure cook the soup: Stir the corn kernels into the onions, then stir in the corn cob broth. Lock the lid on the pressure cooker and pressure cook at high pressure for 3 minutes (in both an electric or stovetop PC). Quick release the pressure. Taste the corn soup for seasoning - mine needed another teaspoon of fine sea salt, and a few grinds of black pepper. Serve, sprinkling the bowls of soup with the browned bacon.
    • Prep Time: 20 minutes
    • Cook Time: 45 minutes
    • Category: Pressure Cooker
    • Cuisine: American

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    Notes

    • There are all sorts of fancy corn stripping tools - I even own this one - but I can’t find it, so I went with my trusty knife.
    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup | DadCooksDinner.com
    Pressure Cooker Corn Soup

    What do you think?

    Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.

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    1. kelly lowrance says

      September 06, 2021 at 7:56 pm

      We cook it with beef stew meat, and Copes dried sweat corn here in Okla. Cook until meat is fall apart tender. Garnish with chopped white onion. add your own salt and pepper. OLd Native American dish. Fried bread

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    2. Carol Pavlik says

      September 15, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Hi Mike....this is going to sound redundant but I got my instant pot yesterday based on your recommendation. I have used pressure cookers for years and swear by them, but I wish you were in my kitchen because I hate anything new. Because I'm old (71) wish me luck.

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      • Mike V says

        September 15, 2016 at 3:53 pm

        Good luck! (Don't worry - you will love it.)

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    3. Mike says

      September 10, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      Just received my first pressure cooker yesterday (ordered via your link) and decided to make corn soup. The recipe was so easy and the kids loved helping to shuck the corn. It's now the day after and it's all gone. Thanks for the recommendation on this pressure cooker it is fantastic and the soup was delicious.

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      • Mike V says

        September 11, 2016 at 4:35 pm

        Great! Glad it worked so well for you. And welcome to the wonderful world of pressure cooking!

        Reply

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