Mimi's Cafe Corn Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 a stick)
• 6 tablespoons chopped onions
• 3/4 cup diced celery
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 2 cups cubed potatoes (1/2 inch pieces)
• 3 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 quart half-and-half cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large saucepan. once melted add celery and onion and saute for 5 minutes (not til brown, just til soft).
• 2 add water, potatoes, corn, sugar, salt and pepper, making sure water covers everything, adding more if not covered completely. cover and simmer until potatoes are tender, usually about 30 minutes.
• 3 whisk flour into 1 cup of the half and half and then stir into soup.
• 4 add remaining half and half and simmer until soup is thickened to a creamy consistency (usually about 15 minutes).
• 5 season to taste with additional salt and pepper if wanted. if the chowder is too thick, add some milk, if it is too thin, simmer for 5-10 minutes more.