Optional: If you decide to puree the corn chowder soup thoroughly, keep a few kernels aside to add back to the soup bowls ...

When the chowder is done cooking, remove the cobs from the pot and discard. Whether you're using fresh or frozen corn, you'll ...

But the game-changing ingredient of this rich chowder from Andrew Zimmern is an easy homemade stock using existing ingredients (cobs from the corn and shells from the shrimp) that only takes 30 ...