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Original Recipe Fleetwood Diner Corn Chowder

by Mark Hodesh
  • 1 #10 can of corn
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 1 lg onion, chopped
  • 3 ribs celery, chopped
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 qt half-and-half
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 T. marjoram, dry
  • 1 T. thyme, dry

    OR (not original recipe, but better)
  • 1/4 cup marjoram, fresh
  • 1/4 cup thyme, fresh
  1. In a heavy 8qt or larger pot, sweat the onion and celery in butter until soft.

  2. Add flour and stir constantly until the flour taste is gone, ~3-5 minutes.

  3. Add the rest of the ingredients all at once and bring the mixture to a simmer until it thickens.

  4. For thicker soup, add 1/4 cup roux bit by bit at a simmer. (roux: 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup flour cooked over low heat until nut-brown)