Award Winning Sea Food Chowder! - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1 tablespoon butter
2 organic carrots, diced into 1/4 inch cubes
1 large sweet onion (such as vidal)
2 celery ribs, diced into 1/4 inch cubes
1 large russet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes
3 tablespoons flour
500 ml chicken stock
250 g scallops
250 g shrimp
2 lobster tails, cut meat into 1 inch cubes
250 g haddock
250 ml cream, 10%
2 (294 ml) cans cream of potato soup

Preparation

Place large pot on medium-low heat. Add bacon and gently cook until it hits the crisp stage.
Meanwhile, parboil potato in lightly salted water for about four minutes.
Mix cream and potato soup together in a bowl.
Remove bacon, chop it finely or crumble it and set aside.
Add to the pot of bacon drippings, the butter, carrots, onion, and celery. Cook stirring frequently until onions are translucent and vegetables are tender. Add flour and cook for about a minute or until the flour starts to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add chicken stock, 30 to 50 ml at a time, stirring constantly to make a smooth, creamy soup base. Add more chicken stock than recommended if you find it a little too thick.
Turn up heat to medium and add the raw seafood. Bring to a simmer and cook for three to five minutes, or until shrimp are pink and have curled into a tight \"c\".
When shrimp are pink, add potato soup mixture. Gently stir. Thin out soup with cream or milk if you find it too thick. When it starts to simmer, remove from heat.
Serve with crumbled bacon pieces as a garnish and crusty bread as a side.