Summer Corn Chowder | Haddonfield Farmers' Market

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons bacon, cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 small onion, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (1 cup)
• 2 ribs celery, strings removed, cut into 1/2-inch dice (3/4 cup)
• 8 sprigs thyme
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 3 cups homemade or low-sodium canned chicken stock, skimmed of fat
• 3 ears yellow corn, kernels removed (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 5 ounces small fingerling potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half