Sea Food Chowder

Sea Food Chowder

Ingredients:

1/4 lb salt pork or bacon diced (optional, high salt content)
1 cup each chopped onions, celery and carrots
1/4 cup flower,
5 - 6 unpeeled red potatoes diced
fresh corn from 2 ears of corn

3 cans chopped clams
1 lb bay shrimp
1/2 lb small scallops
1 qt low fat half and half
(you may use low fat milk)
1 t cayenne pepper
1/4 cup parsley

In a 4 1/2 qt pot, brown the diced salt pork or bacon

add onions, celery & carrots and saute 10-15 minutes,

stir in flower.
Drain clams and add broth only, stir mixture.
Add 5-6 red potatoes, corn,
add enough water to cover mixture.
Cook till all is tender (30 - 40 min)
add clams, bay shrimp, scallops and half & half,
season with 1 t cayenne pepper.
Stir constantly till mixture bubbles,
add cornstarch and water mixture to thicken as desired,
add parsley.

Serve with French Sour Dough bread,
slice bread and toast, spray with "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter".