On 9 Mar 2005 17:47:40 -0800, "Jude" > wrote:

>Potato - corn - cheddar soup, with garlic bread, a green salad, and
>watermelon cubes. Chocolate - peanut butter chip cookies fresh from the
>oven for dessert.
>
>I've been on a big soup kick this winter. Nothing better on a chilly,
>windy day!

Mmmm... yummy! I made corn chowder on sunday night because I wasn't
feeling well and it hit the spot perfectly. I almost made tomato and
mushroom soup last night instead of chilli, but we had the rest of the
chowder the night before and I wanted a bit of variety...

What's your recipe? I based mine on the one on the can but I added
fresh ingredients and revved it up a bit.

The recipe on the back of the creamed corn can said 'one can corn, one
can potatoes, one can corn kernels'... I improvised and added some
stuff and I think it came out nicer. This is what I actually used.
I've never made it before, but it came out yummy!

1 can creamed corn
1 cup frozen corn kernels (the same as 1 can)
2 potatoes
2 cups turkey broth
1 cup milk
3 smoked sausages from Penn Dutch (next time I'll get myself a ham
hock...) Dried parsley (fresh would be better...) Teaspoon garlic
1 cup cheese - a mix of fresh parmasen, swiss cheese, and Mexican
cheese mix, but you can use anything you have handy.
1 onion
1/2 a red bellpepper (it was a very big one)
1 teaspoon cornstarch

Firstly peel and finely chop the potatoes and put them into a small
saucepan with the turkey broth. Cook the potatoes until they're done
and the turkey broth is mostly absorbed. Put them aside.

Finelly chop the onion and sauté it in the bottom of the soup pot with
the garlic. Cut the sausages into quarters and chop them into small
pieces and add them. Fry them a little and then add the corn kernels.
Add the potatoes, broth and milk, and stir in the creamed corn. Fill
the empty can with cold water and stir it around to get the last of
the corn off the can and add that to the soup. Add the parsley and
chopped bell pepper.

Simmer the soup gently for about 15 minutes. Try not to let it boil.
Mix the cornstarch with a little cold water and stir it into the soup
to thicken it.
Lastly, add the cup of cheese and stir it till it melts in. Add salt
and pepper to taste and serve.


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