Corn & Potato Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 medium potato, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 small green bell pepper, seeded,halved & sliced
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups stock or 2 1/2 cups water
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1 (7 ounce) can lima beans
• 1 (11 ounce) can corn kernels
• 1 pinch dried sage

Recipe

• 1 put the onion, garlic, potato, celery and green pepper into a large saucepan with the oil and butter.
• 2 heat the ingredients untill sizzling, then turn the heat down to low.
• 3 cover and sweat the vegetables gently for 10 minutes, shaking the pan occaionally.
• 4 pour in the stock or water, season to taste and bring to the boil.
• 5 turn down the heat, cover and simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
• 6 add the milk, beans and corn-including their liquors- and the sage.
• 7 simmer again for 5 minutes.
• 8 check the seasoning and serve hot.