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Whero Roti (Māori Corn and Watercress Chowder)

Name: Whero Roti (Māori Corn and Watercress Chowder)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: New Zealand
Ingredients: sweetcorn kernels 500 g; smoked pork, diced 400 g; watercress 150 g; potato, diced 400 g; onion, chopped 150 g; garlic, minced 15 g; all-purpose flour 40 g; whole milk 500 ml; butter 60 g; chicken stock 1000 ml; fine salt 7 g; black pepper 3 g

A creamy corn and pork chowder with watercress.

65 minutes · 6 servings · Easy

Whero roti is a corn chowder thickened by the corn itself, with pork and watercress giving it body and a green note. Simmer the watercress in the broth first and fish it out before blending, or the soup turns grassy. Sweet corn kernels cut off the cob go in late so they stay distinct, and it is eaten with the bread from the same grill.

Ingredients

sweetcorn kernels500 g
smoked pork, diced400 g
watercress150 g
potato, diced400 g
onion, chopped150 g
garlic, minced15 g
all-purpose flour40 g
whole milk500 ml
butter60 g
chicken stock1000 ml
fine salt7 g
black pepper3 g

Directions

1
Soften onion and garlic in butter 8 minutes; add flour.
2
Add stock, potato, corn and pork; simmer 25 minutes.
3
Stir in milk and season; simmer 6 minutes.
4
Add watercress at the end so it stays bright.

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