Corn Chowder with Jalapeño

Jalapeños used to be the “poster peppers” for heat; not so anymore. Tamed and mass-produced, the flame of jalapeños has been tempered to titillate rather than burn. Normally I refrain from adding chiles to slow cooker recipes until the very end, to keep their heat from taking over, but in this recipe I add them at the start. This is partly to allow the reengineered, tamer jalapeños time to gain some punch, but it is also to ensure that the flavor of chile radiates through the soup. Every bi