Tomato and Grilled Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 4 ears corn, husked
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 sweet red peppers, halved, seeded and diced pinch hot red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cumin
• 3 cups (750 mL) vegetable stock or chicken stock
• 2 lbs (1 kg) plum tomatoes, cored, halved and chopped (about 8 to 10) or 1 28 oz (796 mL) canned plum tomatoes
• 2 potatoes, peeled and diced
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped cilantro
• 2 oz (60 g) grated smoked Cheddar or mozzarella