Corn Chowder

By WheretheMagicHappens

This recipe is from the cookbook "What's been Cooking in Oregon." It is quite easy and everyone loves it.

This recipe uses three steps:
1.Making the Basic white sauce
2.Cooking the Vegetable mixture
3.Combining both together

Ingredients

• Basic White Sauce:
• 3/4 cup Butter
• 3/4 cup Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 2 cups Milk
• 2 cups Cream, or one 13 oz. can evaporated milk, plus 3 tbsp water
• Corn Chowder:
• 8 slices Bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 can Whole Kernel Corn, 16 oz
• 1/2 cup Onions, diced
• 1/2 cup Celery, diced
• 1 cup Potatoes, diced
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Curry Powder

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Basic White Sauce:
Melt butter over medium heat. Add flour. Stir continuously until smooth.

Add salt, sugar, milk and cream. Simmer stirring continuously until thick.

Add this sauce to the chowder.

Corn Chowder:
Drain corn. Pour the juice over potatoes, onions and celery. Add water to cover vegetables. Cover. Simmer for 15 minutes.

Add white sauce, corn, bacon, curry and pepper.

Mix, heat and serve.