Instant Pot Fresh Corn Soup
Fresh and delicious. Vegetarian and healthy. Instant Pot Fresh Corn Soup is the perfect meal to make with the end of Summer fresh corn! Intense corn flavor comes from cooking the cobs to make a flavorful broth. A creamy soup with no cream!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 5-6 Ears of Fresh Corn, shucked, kernels divided
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 4 Garlic Cloves, peeled and smashed
- 1 Small Carrot, rough chopped
- 1 Yellow Onion, peeled and rough chopped
- ½ Red Bell Pepper, chopped
- 4 cups Water or Low Sodium Vegetable Broth (or use chicken broth)
- 1-2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ teaspoon Smoked Paprika (or sweet Paprika)
- ¼ teaspoon Tarragon, dried
- 1 Sprig of Fresh Rosemary
Optional
- 2 Small Potatoes, chopped
Instructions
- Cut the kernels off of the ears of corn and set ⅓ of them aside.
- Cut cobs in half crossways and put into the pressure cooker pot (optional, but makes use of the cobs and creates even more corn flavor!), along with all of the other ingredients (except the reserved kernels).
- Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
- Press Manual (or Pressure Cook) and the +/- button to choose 12 minutes. When cooking cycle ends, let the pot naturally release pressure for 10 minutes. Then Manually release the remaining pressure until the pin in the lid drops.
- Open the lid and use a ladle or large spoon to remove the corn cobs. Discard.
- Carefully transfer the contents to a blender (Be very careful, and only fill blender ⅓ way with the hot contents (check mfg recommendation). Hold the lid down and start the blender slowly so it doesn't pop off! You will probably need to blend in 3 batches). See Note.
- Stir in the reserved corn kernels. Taste and adjust salt if needed.
- Garnish as you like and serve hot or chilled.
Notes
I did try an immersion blender to get this soup creamy. It didn't work for me. Someone asked about this so I wanted to let you know. It may be because my immersion blender isn't a good one. Or maybe it's the corn. I'm not sure.
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Calories calculated using water instead of broth.
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Calories calculated using water instead of broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcal
