Corn Chowder from Mimi's Cafe

Mountain Man and I love Mimi's Cafe! He especially enjoys their soups, corn chowder being one of them. So, I was thrilled to find a recipe for it from their website. Mountain Man rated this 5-1/2 stars out of 5! Enjoy this quick and easy comfort food as the weather starts to get cooler!

Mimi's Cafe Corn Chowder

4 T. butter

6 T. chopped onions

3/4 c. diced celery (not finely)

2-1/2 c. hot water

2 c. cubed and peeled potatoes (about 1/2 inch cubes)

1 quart half and half

3 c. frozen corn, thawed

2 T. sugar

2 tsp. salt

1 pinch of white pepper

3 T. flour

Melt butter over medium heat. Saute onion and celery for 5 minutes in butter until soft but not brown. Add water, potatoes, corn, and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are barely tender. Whisk flour into 1 cup of the half and half and then stir into the soup mixture. Add remaining 3 cups of half and half. Simmer for about 15 minutes or until soup thickens to creamy consistency. (we had to simmer about 25 minutes....)