1 lb chicken breast, cut up
3 cloves (whole)
8 cups water
dill (to taste)
4 medium potatoes, diced (red)
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 glass sherry or rye
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
Add to the Basic Chowder (recipe above) the chicken, cloves, water and dill. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the potatoes and cook for a further 15 minutes. Meanwhile melt a lump of butter in a frypan, add the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Add the flour, curry powder and cook for 3 minutes. Stir the mushrooms into the chowder and let cook for 2 minutes. Add the cream and sherry or rye. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.