Shelly's Recipe

Seafood Chowder

Category: Chowders

¼ cup bacon drippings
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
½ yellow onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup flour
½ gallon whole milk
½ lb cod, boiled
½ lb scallops, broiled
¼ lb crabmeat, cooked
1 can chopped clams
5 medium potatoes, diced and cooked
1 cup corn
1 can of beer
2 Tbsp pickle juice
2 Tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp dillweed
1 tsp red pepper
dash nutmeg
dash season salt
salt and pepper to taste

Saute celery, onion, and garlic in bacon drippings until onion becomes clearer. Stir in flour, cooking over medium heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add 1 cup of the milk, stirring til mixture boils and is free of lumps. Add the remaining milk at medium-high heat. Stir til it simmers. Reduce heat to medium-low, and add remaining ingredients. Add seasonings to taste, reduce heat to low to serve.