Mirliton-Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 9 ounce chiles green chopped canned
• 32 ounce chicken broth 
• 0.5 teaspoon chili powder 
• 16 ounce kernel corn whole frozen
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 2  garlic cloves pressed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 1  to 2 jalapeño peppers seeded chopped
• 2 tablespoons juice of lime 
• 2 cups milk 
• 4 large mirlitons peeled seeded chopped
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 1  bell pepper red chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• ladle
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add mirliton and next 4 ingredients, and saut 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
2. Sprinkle with flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Gradually add broth, stirring constantly.
3. Stir in corn and next 5 ingredients; cook, stirring occasionally, 45 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Ladle into bowls, and sprinkle each serving with cheese and bacon, if desired.
4. * 4 large yellow squash or zucchini, seeded and chopped, may be substituted for mirlitons.