Chupe De Camarones

Ingredients :

3 tbl Salad oil
2 cl Garlic, peeled, minced
1 lrg Onion, peeled, chopped
2 lrg Tomatoes, cut into eighths
2 sm Raw potato cubes
1/2 tsp Ground chili pepper
1 1/2 tsp Seasoned salt
2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Crushed red pepper
Few drops Tabasco water
1 1/4 cup Milk
3 med Flounder fillets
1/4 cup Cream cheese ( 2 oz)
1/2 lb Raw shrimp, shelled and cleaned
12 oz Can whole-kernel corn
Few sprigs fresh mint

Method :

* About 45 minutes before serving, in dutch oven heat salad oil; in it saute garlic and onion until golden (about 10 minutes). Add tomatoes, potatoes, chili pepper, seasoned salt, 1-1/2 tsp. salt, red pepper, Tabasco, 3 cups water, 1 cup milk; stir occasionally, while bringing to a boil, then simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in 1-1/2 cups water and 1/2 teasp.
* salt in skillet, simmer flounder fillets 6 minutes, or until fork-tender but still moist. Also, beat cream cheese with 1/4 cup milk until very smooth. Now stir cream-cheese mixture, then shrimp and corn, into soup; cook over medium heat 5 minutes. Next, drain flounder fillets, divide each in half crosswise, then place a half in each of 6 soup plates. Spoon hot soup over fillets, garnish with mint sprigs and serve at once.