SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Seafood Chowder

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb Skinless White Fish (Haddock or Cod), cut into 2-inch pieces

• ½ lb Large Raw Shrimp, deveined and peeled

• ½ lb large Sea Scallops, side muscle removed

• 3 slices Bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces

• 1 c Onion, diced

• 1 c Carrots, diced

• 1 c Celery, diced

• 1 garlic clove, minced

• 4 c Chicken Broth

• 1 c Potatoes, shredded or diced fine

• 1 tsp Coarse Kosher Salt

• ½ tsp Black Pepper

• ½ tsp Fesh Thyme, chopped

• 1 c Heavy Cream

• ½ tsp Hot Sauce

• 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped

Directions

1. In a large stock pot or dutch oven, cook the bacon, remove and set aside.

2. In the same pot the bacon was cooked, add the onion, carrots and celery and sauté for about 12 minutes over medium low heat.

3. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

4. Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil.

5. Add the potatoes, salt, pepper, thyme and hot sauce.

6. Cover and reduce the heat to simmer for 12 minutes.

7. Add the fish, scallops and shrimp and heavy cream and cook for 5 minutes.

8. Add the parsley and serve with oyster crackers.