Thick Potato Bacon Corn Soup with Prawns (Shrimp)

This thick Potato Bacon Corn Soup with Prawns is definitely a meal in a bowl. So luscious and creamy, without any cream in sight!

Just thickened with potatoes, milk and a touch of butter.

If I am going to have “soup” for a main meal – it had better be thick and satisfying. Done.

I have included paprika to give the soup a lovely smoky flavour, and then upped the taste level again by adding prawns/shrimp. You won’t feel hungry after polishing off a bowl of this!

I serve my Potato Bacon Corn Soup with some crusty bread on the side for dunking/scooping/mopping – you get the idea!

Enjoy!

Lee-Ann ♥

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Potato Bacon Corn Soup with Prawns (Shrimp)

A hearty, creamy soup of bacon and corn, flavoured with smoky paprika and thickened with potatoes, milk and a touch of butter.

Course Soup, Main, Main Course

Cuisine Modern Australian, Australian

Keyword potato bacon corn soup

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 4

Calories 390kcal

Author Lee-Ann Grace | Chef Not Required

Ingredients

• 16 - 24 fresh prawns (depending on size) shelled, cleaned & deveined
• 4 rashers streaky bacon roughly chopped
• 1 small onion chopped
• 3 tsp olive oil divided
• 1 tbsp butter
• 4 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 2 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp sweet paprika
• 2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 200 g peeled & chopped coliban potato 1 1/4 cm or 1/2 inch dice
• 1 cup milk I use full cream
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels
• crusty bread to serve optional

Instructions

• In a large heavy based pot/dutch oven heat 1 tsp of olive oil and fry bacon for 4-5 mins until the fat starts to render and the bacon starts to crisp, then remove bacon from pot and set aside (leave fat in pot)
• Add butter to the same pot along with the onion and fry over medium low heat for 3-4 mins or until onion starts to soften, then add tomato paste & garlic and fry for a further minute
• Add wine, scraping the base of the pot to release the spots of flavour then bring to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for 2-3 mins or until reduced by about half
• Add stock, milk, chopped potato, fresh thyme, oregano, smoked paprika and sweet paprika then bring to a simmer.
• Simmer partially covered with a lid (or a baking tray, fry pan etc) over medium low heat for 20 mins or until potato is tender and cooked through when tested
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 2 tsp of olive oil in a non stick pan, and fry prawns/shrimp for 1-2 mins on each side or until just cooked through then immediately remove from heat and set aside
• When potato is cooked, remove soup from heat, and using a potato masher break up the potatoes into smaller pieces (right in the soup) then using an immersion/stick/handheld blender, blend soup until smooth and creamy (see notes)
• Put pot (with soup still inside but now blended) back on the stove over medium heat and bring to a slight simmer. When the mixture starts to bubble add frozen corn & reserved bacon, continuing to heat until corn is cooked - usually only 2-3 minutes
• Add prawns to soup to reheat, then ladle into bowls and serve immediately with crusty bread

Notes

The reason I am suggesting to slightly "mash" the potato in the soup before blending it is so that it doesn't splatter as much because the pieces are a bit smaller.

You really want to serve this soup straight away as it thickens as it cools.

*Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*