New England "DAMN!" Chowder
Ingredients
- 2 quarts water or veg broth (preferably oil free)
- 12 oz. small white mushrooms sliced thin to replicate clams then light chop
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 cup boiling hot water
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 med Onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 large red potatoes diced (unpeeled)
- 2 russet potatoes peeled and diced (these will disappear in the soup as they are a softer potato but will help thicken the soup)
- 1 cup thawed corn
- 2 tbsp parsley
- 1/2 to 1 sheet of seaweed cut into thin ribbons or dolce flakes to taste (optional)
- A dash or two of turmeric
Instructions
- Start soaking cashews in boiling water.
- Sautéed the mushroom, celery and onion until softened and add garlic and give a stir.
- Add the two quarts water bring to a boil and add all potatoes, carefully
- Lightly boil 10-15 minutes until red potatoes are soft but not falling apart.
- Rinse and blend the cashew with about half cup or more fresh water and add to soup.
- Add the nutritional yeast, corn, seaweed and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Add the parsley
- Salt and white pepper to taste.
- **if the broth is not thickening add a 1/2 T of corn starch to about a 1/3 cup COLD water mix until dissolved and add to soup.
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