Sally'S Seafood Chowder

Name: Sally'S Seafood Chowder
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 cups potatoes, diced; 1/2 cup celery; 1/2 cup carrot, sliced; 3 cups boiling water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning; 1 dash Tabasco sauce, to taste; 1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half; 2 tilapia fillets, cut into bite sized pieces; 1 1/2 cups sea scallops

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups potatoes, diced
1/2 cup celery
1/2 cup carrot, sliced
3 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 dash Tabasco sauce, to taste
1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half
2 tilapia fillets, cut into bite sized pieces
1 1/2 cups sea scallops

Directions

1

Fry bacon until crisp, set aside and reserve drippings.
2

Cook onion and celery in drippings until translucent.
3

Add butter, potatoes, carrots, 2 cups boiling water, salt, pepper and Old Bay.
4

Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
5

Add fish and scallops; add more water if needed,.
6

Cook 10 more minutes.
7

Add milk and Tabasco.
8

Reheat, but do not boil.
9

Garnish with bacon crumbles.