Corn Chowder

Sunday - We had corn chowder I had in the freezer. Too pooped from the half marathon to cook.

Corn Chowder

 

 

2T. butter

Olive oil

1 onion, diced

2 garlic cloves, minced

6 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only

¼ c. flour

6 c. vegetable stock

2 c. heavy cream

2 potatoes, diced

6 ears corn

S & P

¼ c. fresh parsley, chopped

 

Heat butter and 1 T. olive oil in soup pot.  Add onion, garlic and thyme.  Cook until soft 8-10 min.  Dust onion mixture with flour and stir to coat well.  Pour in stock, bring to boil.  Add cream and potatoes.  Bring to boil and boil hard @ 7 min. until potatoes break down.  Cut corn off cobb and add to soup.  Season with s & p.  Simmer until corn is soft @ 10-12 min.  Stir in parsley and drizzle with a little more olive oil.

 

Serves 8