Crab Chowder

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 slices bacon
• 1 medium onion
• 2 medium boiling potatoes
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 lb jumbo lump crab meat
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne, to taste
• chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 chop bacon and in a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp.
• 2 transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in pan.
• 3 while bacon is cooking, cut onion into 1/4-inch dice.
• 4 peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
• 5 stir onion, potatoes, and water into bacon fat and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender and most of water is evaporated, about 15 minutes.
• 6 while mixture is simmering, pick over crab meat, removing any bits of shell and cartilage.
• 7 stir milk and cayenne into mixture and return just to a simmer.
• 8 add crab and salt and pepper to taste and bring chowder to a simmer.
• 9 serve chowder garnished with parsley and bacon.