50+ Friends Club Cookbook -- Soups and Sandwiches -- Puget Sound Chowder

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Puget Sound Chowder

From the Kitchen of: H@ppy - Carol Mahnke

1/4	C	Bacon, chopped
2	tbsp	Butter
1/2	C	Onion, chopped
1/2	C	Celery, chopped
2	C	Raw potatoes, peeled and diced
1	clove	Garlic, minced
1	C	Broth or fish stock
		Mussels removed from shells
1½	lbs	White fish (firm)
1½	C	Half and half
1/4	lb	Shrimp or/and crab
	dash	Saffron, cayenne, termeric, thyme--chopped, parsley--chopped

Sautè bacon in butter, onion, celery and garlic 4 minutes or until crisp.

Add 2 cups liquid (broth plus water if necessary) and simmer 15 minutes.

Add fish and simmer 5 minutes.

Add half and half, mussels, crab and white fish cut in small pieces. Simmer gently 5 minutes (Do NOT Boil). Season with seasonings.

Steam until open. Remove from shells. Reserve liquid for soup.