Shrimp and corn chowder - Laylita's Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 lb of medium size shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• ½ lb of large whole shrimp or prawns (for garnishing)
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 ½ teaspoons of ground annatto
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of ground pepper
• 4 tablespoons of butter or oil
• ½ white onion (finely diced)
• 2 celery stalk (finely diced)
• ¼ cup of white wine (any dry/non-sweet white wine will work)
• 3 lbs of potatoes (peeled and cut into medium or large pieces, use Yukon gold in the US or papa chola in Ecuador)
• 4 cups 1 liter of seafood stock or broth, can also use fish or vegetable stock
• 3 ears of corn (in kernels or slices, about 10 ounces of kernels (can use frozen corn))
• 1 ½ cups of milk
• ½ cup of cream
• 1 tablespoon of finely chopped cilantro
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chopped cilantro
• Chopped green onions or chives
• Avocado (sliced or diced)
• Lime slices
• Aji style hot sauce