[recipe] Eastern Corn Chowder

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This is a recipe my family enjoys that i adapted to be

vegetarian out of a great cookbook called 'Make-A-Mix'.

This book has many wonderful recipes for making your

own convenience mixes; way better than store-bought,

both ingredient-wise and cost-wise. While it is not a

vegetarian cookbook, i can say i have been able to adapt

many dishes into my meat-free diet.

i will share the recipe for the White Sauce Mix in my next

post.

It is rather wet and chilly here today, so this is on the menu

for tonight. Serve it in warmed bread bowls and a side salad.

 

Eastern Corn Chowder

 

6 slices of un-bacon [use your favorite brand]

2 Tbs olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

2 medium potatoes, diced

Water

2 cups milk

1 cup 'white sauce mix' [will post in next message]

1 (17oz) can cream-style corn

1 (8.75 oz) can corn

1 tsp salt

Freshly ground black pepper

butter garnish, optional

 

Cook the un-bacon in the olive oil until crisp. Crumble and

set aside. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in the pan.

Add onion and cook until starting to turn light brown.

Add the garlic, potatoes and enough water to cover.

Cook 10 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

 

Combine milk with the white sauce mix in a saucepan.

Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until thick and

smooth. Stir in creamed corn, corn, salt and pepper.

Add to the potato mixture and heat through 10 minutes.

Top each serving with crumbled bacon and a dot of butter

if desired.

 

Yield: 6 servings

 

~ pt ~

 

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

~ Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)