Sausage & Corn Chowder

This one definately made the cut


1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup butter, divided
1 lb Kielbasa, diced
1 lb new potatoes, cubed
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 qt chicken broth
2 cups frozen corn
1 qt half and half
1/2 t baking soda
3 T all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion in 1/4 cup butter in large saucepan. Add kielbasa; cook until browned. Stir in potatoes, celery and broth; bring to boil. Add corn, half and half, and baking soda; simmer for 10 minutes and set aside. In a seperate saucepan, melt remaining butter; add flour. Stir for 2 minutes; add to soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

I used regular smoked sausage because that's what I had. I also simply added the flour and remaining butter into the soup at the end and heated for a bit longer - not sure if that made a difference or not but it was GREAT.