Seafood Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. minced onion
1/4 c. butter
2 c. water
1/2 c. white wine
1/2 c. thinly sliced celery
1 c. thinly sliced carrot
1 c. diced potato
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. thyme
2 tsp. salt
pepper to taste
1 lb. haddock or cod fillets, diced
3 c. milk
1/4 c. flour
1 c. half and half cream
6 oz. flaked crab meat
parsley

Preparation

Saute onion in butter.
Add water, wine, vegetables, seasonings and fish fillets.
Simmer 20 minutes.
Gradually add 1 cup milk to flour to make a thin paste.
Add to hot mixture, stirring and cooking until thick.
Gradually add rest of milk, half and half, crab meat and parsley.
Heat thoroughly before serving.