Chupe de Camarones

Description
Shrimp chowder

Ingredients

 * 3 tbsp [salad [oil]]
 * 2 cloves garlic, peeled, minced
 * 1 large onion, peeled, chopped
 * 2 large tomatoes, cut into eighths
 * 2 small raw potato cubes
 * ½ tsp ground chili pepper
 * 1½ tsp seasoned salt
 * 2 tsp salt
 * ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
 * few drops Tabasco
 * 1¼ cups milk
 * 3 medium flounder fillets
 * ¼ cup cream cheese
 * ½ lb raw shrimp, shelled and cleaned
 * 12 oz can whole-kernel corn
 * few sprigs fresh mint

Directions

 * 1) Heat salad oil, in it saute garlic and onion about 10 minutes.
 * 2) Add tomatoes, potatoes, chili pepper, seasoned salt, salt, red pepper, tabasco, 3 cups water, 1 cup milk.
 * 3) Stir while boil, then simmer, covered, 20 minutes.
 * 4) Simmer flounder fillets 6 minutes.
 * 5) Also, beat cream cheese with ¼ cup milk.
 * 6) Stir cream-cheese mixture, then shrimp and corn, into soup, cook over medium heat 5 minutes.
 * 7) Drain flounder fillets then place a half in each of 6 soup plates.
 * 8) Spoon hot soup over fillets, garnish with mint sprigs and serve.