corn chowder
categories:  Soup | Vegetarian   

Prepared: 2003-10-19

recipe from "cape breton pictorial cookbook"
a gift from my aunt babara

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw potatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 4 tbsp. butter
• 2 cups boiling water
• 3 cups creamed corn
• 2 cups milk, heated
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. thyme
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Preparation:

• peel and dice potatoes
• place in cold water until needed
• melt butter in saucepan
• sauté chopped onion until tender
• drain potatoes and toss into onion mixture
• add boiling water, salt, pepper and thyme
• simmer until potatoes are tender
• add corn and milk
• simmer for 15 minutes (do not boil)
• add chopped parsley and taste to adjust seasoning

makes 6 servings