THE REV. DR. SMITH'S FAMOUS FISH CHOWDER

Ingredients:

1 lb good white fish, preferably true cod.
5 strips of thickly sliced, good quality hickory smoked bacon
1 medium sized Idaho potato
1 medium sweet onion
2 cans of evaporated milk
1 knob of butter
1 dash of red chili flakes
1 big pinch of flaked parmesan cheese
4 common crackers
1½ cups of chicken broth


Procedure:

1) Cut bacon in small pieces and fry until rendered and pour off half
of the fat. 2) Sauté onion in remaining fat and add crumbled crackers to absorb fat. Set aside. 3) Cut potato into small cubes, leaving the skin on. 4) Pour two cans of condescended milk and cubed potatoes in pot, add dash of red chili flakes and knob of butter, and cook on medium. 5) Poach fish in pan of chicken broth. When cooked, break fish into bite-sized pieces. 6) Combine all ingredients in pot and simmer until potatoes are somewhat soft. 7) Salt and pepper to taste.


Service:

Serve in a large soup bowl with large soup spoons along with toasted
buttered garlic bread or common crackers, a tossed salad, and a glass
of chardonnay or champagne.