Dinner for 4

Fresh Sweet Corn Soup

Name: Fresh Sweet Corn Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 whole corn cobs; 2 onions; 2 carrots; 2 potatoes; 2 stalks celery; 3 1/2 cloves garlic; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tbsp salt; black pepper (optional); boiling water; sour cream (optional); jalapeno or other chili (optional); chili flakes (optional); green onions (optional)

Fresh corn, vegetables, garlic, and turmeric simmer in water until tender for a warm, lightly spiced soup.

Typical price

$4.81for 4 servings

$1.20 per serving$4.81 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Gluten-free Budget Family Lunches Dinners Cold-weather comfort Winter

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Corn kernels$0.09/oz typical	6 oz	$0.54Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.8 lb	$1.03Typical price
Carrots$1.09/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.34Typical price
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	0.9 lb	$0.87Typical price
Celery$2.29 each typical	0.25	$0.43Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.26Typical price
Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.07Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.81

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

6 whole corn cobs
2 onions
2 carrots
2 potatoes
2 stalks celery
3 1/2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp salt
black pepper (optional)
boiling water
sour cream (optional)
jalapeno or other chili (optional)
chili flakes (optional)
green onions (optional)

Steps

Cut the kernels from the corn cobs and chop the onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, and garlic.
Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onions, carrots, celery, and garlic for 5 minutes.
Add the potatoes, corn kernels, turmeric, salt, pepper, and boiling water.
Cover and simmer for 25 minutes, until the potatoes and corn are tender.
Taste and adjust the salt and pepper before serving.

Swaps

Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices