[recipe*] Corn and Potato Chowder

[Guest guest]

This is a delicious soup for a cold winter day.

My husband usually begs me to leave out the

lima beans if he plans to eat some. Guess his folks

forced him to eat them as a child, so.... well you

know how that goes. *lol* I LOVE limas though, and

they add a nice color to the dish.

Anyway, when he is going to eat this, I sub peas or

a small can of diced green chilies [whatever is on hand].

Enjoy!

 

Corn and Potato Chowder

 

1 onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 medium-sized potato, chopped

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 small green bell pepper, seeded and sliced

2 Tbs sunflower oil

2 Tbs butter

2 1/2 cups stock or water

Salt and freshly ground pepper

1 1/2 cups milk

1 can (7 oz) lima beans

1 can (11 oz) corn kernels

Good pinch of dried sage

 

1. Put the onion, garlic, potato, celery and green pepper

into a large saucepan with the oil and butter.

 

2. Heat the ingredients until sizzling, then turn the heat

down to low. Cover and sweat the vegetables gently for

10 minutes, shaking pan occasionally.

 

3. Pour in the stock or water, season to taste and bring

to the boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer gently

for about 15 minutes.

 

4. Add the milk, beans and corn - including their liquors-

and the sage. Simmer again for 5 minutes.

Check the seasoning and serve hot.

serves 4

 

~ PT ~

 

No one is happy all his life long.

~ Euripides (484-406 BC)