Some might call it soup. I call it The White Chowder Chili. My family loves this dish. I invented it to compete in the Chili in the Willy Cook off this year. It is a local contest where people from Williamsburg come together to show off their chili cooking skills. This year 19 chilis competed, but my chili won 3 out of the 4 categories! It didn’t win Best Chili, but it won Worst Chili, Most Creative Chili and Miss Congeniality. I was so proud of all of the 3 categories. My „soup“ was basically the star of the entire event one might humbly say. Liz seemed a little unimpressed, but her daughter Selma loved it so much, she put the corn in her nose so deeply that it had to be removed by a doctor in the hospital. I don’t blame her for trying anything she could to get it into her body. It is THAT good. And yes, I am willing to share the recipe:

Heat olive oil in a large pot. Add

• 1 onion
• some brown sugar
• salt and pepper

Fry in low heat. Add

• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 minced jalapeno
• 1 diced carrot
• 1 green pepper
• 1 sliced celery
• 3 large diced potatoes

Fry at medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add

• 1 cup of white wine
• 1 cup of vegetable broth
• 1 cup of cream or milk

Let cook for another few minutes. Then add

• 1 can of corn
• 1 can of white beans (or any kind of other beans)
• minced cilantro