Shelly's Recipe

BOURBON SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Category: Chowders

12 oz salt pork, diced
1-2 onions, diced
1/3 – 1/2 cup bourbon, divided
1 (12 oz) can cocktail clams with juice
1 (7 oz) can lump crab and juice, separated
4 medium potatoes, cooked and cut up into bite sized pieces
1 1/2 cups large shrimp, halved lengthwise
1/2 lb sea scallops, halved horizontally
1/2 lb meat fish, cut into bite sized pieces
3 cups half-and-half
Salt and pepper, to taste

Brown salt pork over medium heat and add onions and half the bourbon. Cook and stir until onions are browned. Add the juice, remaining bourbon, crab juice and cook and simmer 8-10 minutes. Add the potatoes, seafood and half-and half. Cook several minutes with boiling. Season.