Corn & Green Chili Chowder (Vegetarian Style)

I found this little recipe over at chefs.com.  Here is the original link

Here is my version…

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 14

Ingredients

2 lbs white new potatoes, cut into cubes

1 bay leaf

3 Tbsps unsalted butter

 ¾ lb onions/cooked, finely chopped

3 serrano chiles/roasted, peeled, and roughly chopped

3 Tbsps all purpose flour

½ tsp Sage

½ tsp white pepper

1 cup vegetable broth

2 cups milk

1 lb frozen corn, or kernels from 3 ears of corn

¼ cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

Salt to taste

Instructions

Cook potatoes with bay leaf in 4 cups boiling water until just tender. Remove from heat. Drain and reserve cooking liquid. Melt butter in a heavy nonstick pan over medium heat. Add next 2 ingredients and cook 10 minutes, stirring, or until onion is soft. Remove from heat. Add flour, sage and pepper, plus a little of the potato water, and stir until well mixed. Stir in the potatoes and remaining potato water and vegetable broth, milk and corn. Return to heat and stir until soup is thickened and hot. Pour into individual serving bowls and sprinkle with cilantro.