Ham, Crab. New Potato And Corn Chowder

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups new potatoes
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups thawed frozen corn kernels
• 1 (14 ounce) can creamed corn
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped cooked ham
• 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, shredded and drained
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes until soft. drain. smash with a potato smasher in large stock pot. i left mine slightly chuncky.
• 2 add onions, garlic, butter
• 3 stir until well mixed over high heat. may brown a little,.
• 4 add 2 c corn, creamed corn, chicken broth.
• 5 mix well over medium heat.
• 6 using a blender or cuisenart- puree mixture in batches to deisred 'chunckiness'.
• 7 return to stock pot.
• 8 add remainder of corn, ham, celery and crab.
• 9 heat adding paprika ( 1 tsp gave it a good punch, might want a 1/2 for less spicy flavor), salt and pepper to taste.