Recipe - Corn Chowder With Fresh Herbs And Smoked Ham

2 cn (14 One half Oz Each) Chicken
Broth
One half cup Onion; Finely Chopped
1 md Carrot; Finely Chopped
1 Bay Leaf
1 Sprig Fresh Thyme And
Tarragon
2 cn (16 Oz Each) Whole Potatoes;
Drained
2 cn (10 Or 17 Oz) Whole Kernel
Corn; Drained
One half cup HalfAndHalf
2 cn Pimientos; Drained And Diced
3 tablespoon Parsley; Chopped
1 cup (4 Oz) Smoked Ham; Julienned

In a 3quart saucepan, combine broth, onion and carrot. Tie together bay
leaf and fresh herbs to make bouquet garni. Add to saucepan and bring to a
boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Remove herbs. Puree in electric
blender entire contents of pot, along with 1 can of potatoes and 1 can of
corn. Return to saucepan. Dice other can of potatoes and add to pot along
wtih remaining can of corn. Stir and add half and half. Bring to a boil,
reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Stir in pimientos, parsley and ham.
Season with pepper, if desired.

Shared by Jill Proehl, REG 2, St. Louis, MO

Recipe by: Peri Hogrebe, South St. Louis, MO

Posted to recipeludigest by Jill Proehl jpxtwo@swbell.net on Feb 24,
1998