Fresh Corn Soup

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup onion, diced
• 1/4 cup green pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups corn, cut from cob, about 4 ears
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• salt, to taste
• 1/3 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup half-and-half cream
• tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) jar pimiento, diced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 sauté onion and peppers in butter in a large saucepan for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 2 add corn; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 3 stir in chicken broth, sugar, salt and pepper.
• 4 cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in half and half; cook until thoroughly heated.
• 6 do not boil.