Crab & Corn Chowder

🥘 Ingredients

• bacon (cooked and crumbled)
  4 strips
• bay leaf
  1
• butter
  5 tbsp
• celery rib
  1
• corn
  9 oz
• crab meat
  12 oz
• flour
  1/3 cup
• fresh chopped parsley
  1 tbsp
• green bell pepper (chopped)
  1 small
• ground nutmeg
  1/2 tsp
• half-and-half
  1 cup
• milk
• onion (minced)
  1 medium
• pepper
  1/4 tsp
• potatoes
  2 medium
• salt
  1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large saucepan

1. 1

   In a large saucepan , saute onion in butter until tender.

   onion: 1 medium (minced), butter: 5 tbsp
2. 2

   Add flour , then cook and stir until thick and bubbly.

   flour: 1/3 cup
3. 3

   Gradually add milk to taste, cook and stir until thickened.

   milk
4. 4

   Add all remaining ingredients: bacon , crab meat , potatoes , green bell pepper , celery rib , corn , half-and-half , bay leaf , fresh chopped parsley , salt , ground nutmeg and pepper .

   bacon: 4 strips (cooked and crumbled), crab meat: 12 oz, potatoes: 2 medium, green bell pepper: 1 small (chopped), celery rib: 1, corn: 9 oz, half-and-half: 1 cup, bay leaf: 1, fresh chopped parsley: 1 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, ground nutmeg: 1/2 tsp, pepper: 1/4 tsp
5. 5

   Cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about ⏱️ 35-40 minutes .
6. 6

   Remove bay leaf before serving.