Sally'S Seafood Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups potatoes, diced
1/2 cup celery
1/2 cup carrot, sliced
3 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 dash Tabasco sauce, to taste
1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half
2 tilapia fillets, cut into bite sized pieces
1 1/2 cups sea scallops

Preparation

Fry bacon until crisp, set aside and reserve drippings.
Cook onion and celery in drippings until translucent.
Add butter, potatoes, carrots, 2 cups boiling water, salt, pepper and Old Bay.
Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
Add fish and scallops; add more water if needed,.
Cook 10 more minutes.
Add milk and Tabasco.
Reheat, but do not boil.
Garnish with bacon crumbles.