Corn and Bacon Chowder – The Irish Times

Ingredients

• 20ml vegetable oil
• 1tsp fennel seeds
• 2 bay leaves
• 200g smoked streaky bacon, chopped
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
• 2 white onions, chopped
• 1 fennel bulb, chopped
• 3 sticks celery, chopped
• 500ml vegetable stock
• 4 large potatoes, cubed
• 200ml double cream
• 250g sweetcorn, fresh or frozen
• 1 handful flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
• 1 handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped
• Sea salt
• cracked black pepper