Smoked Salmon Chowder

Stephen Ceideburg 1/4 c Margarine

2 tb Bacon fat

1 sm Onion, diced

1/2 c Diced celery

3/4 lb Red potatoes, diced (about 1

-1/2 cups) 1 1/2 ts Minced garlic

3/4 ts Dried thyme

1 1/2 ts Dried tarragon

3/4 ts Dried dill weed

1/2 c All-purpose flour

1 1/2 ts Paprika

7 c Fish stock (see note)

6 oz Smoked salmon, diced

1 Bay leaf

1 tb Lemon juice

1 1/2 ts Worcestershire sauce

1/8 ts Tabasco sauce

3/4 ts Pepper

2 ts Salt

1/4 c Chablis or other white wine

1 c Half-and-half

1/4 c Fresh chopped parsley

In a 4-quart pot over medium heat, melt margarine and bacon fat. Saute the onion, celery, potatoes, garlic, thyme, tarragon and dill weed until the onions are translucent. Reduce heat and add the flour and paprika, blending well. Stir in the fish stock. Add the smoked salmon, bay leaf, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, pepper, salt and wine. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in half-and-half and parsley. Serve. Note: Fish stock can be made following the directions in many basic cookbooks, or it can be purchased frozen from Pastaworks or other specialty food stores, or in packets of dried soup mix in the supermarket. From Piccolo Mondo. From the Oregonian FOODday, 1/5/93. Posted by Stephen Ceideburg