Jfk'S New England Fish Chowder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs haddock
2 ounces diced salt pork
2 onions, sliced
4 large potatoes, diced
1 cup chopped celery
1 bay leaf, crumbled
1 quart milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Simmer haddock in two cups water for 15 minutes, drain. Reserve broth.
Remove bones from fish.
Saute diced pork until crisp, remove and set aside.
Saute onions in pork fat till golden brown.
Add fish, potatoes, celery, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
Pour in fish stock, plus enough boiling water to make 3 cups of liquid.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
Add milk and butter and simmer for 5 minutes.
Serve chowder sprinkled with pork dice.