Fresh Corn And Prawn Chowder

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 large onion
• 2 red chilies
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 3 ears fresh corn on the cob
• 600 ml chicken stock
• salt and pepper
• 200 g peeled prawns
• fresh coriander
• 3 ripe but firm tomatoes
• 1 lime

Recipe

• 1 peel, halve and finely chop the onions.
• 2 deseed and chop the chillies.
• 3 heat the oil in a large saucepan, then fry the onions, chillies and red pepper over medium heat for about five minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, strip the leaves and silk from the corn and use a sharp, heavy knife to chop the stalk ends flat.
• 5 stand the cob on one end, and slice downwards, cutting off the kernels.
• 6 add those to the onion mixture and cook for another 10 minutes.
• 7 heat the stock to boiling and add to the pan.
• 8 bring it back to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the corn is tender.
• 9 season with salt and pepper.
• 10 add the prawns and heat through.
• 11 if using raw prawns, heat until they turn pink.
• 12 coarsely chop the coriander and tomatoes and add to the pan.
• 13 adjust the seasoning with salt, pepper and lime juice.
• 14 serve immediately.