Corn Soup with Fresh Herbs

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 heaping cup chopped shallots
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth, best quality
• 6 ears fresh corn (white or yellow are both fine, but yellow makes for a prettier soup)
• 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil, for garnish
• 1½ teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme, for garnish