Salt Cod Chowder
Instructions:
- 1 lb. salt cod fish
- 1/4 cup finely diced fat salt pork
- 1 medium thinly sliced onion
- 3 cups diced raw potatoes
- 1 cup diced raw carrot
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1 cup canned corn niblets
- 3 cups heated milk
- Freshen salt cod by soaking it overnight in cold water to cover.
- Drain, and place in a stewing pot, and cover with fresh water.
- Bring to simmer with low heat, Drain, if the fish is still too salty, add fresh cold water, and bring to simmer again, and drain.
- Fry salt pork in stewing pot until crisp.
- Remove fried pork scraps and reserve for garnish.
- Cook onion in pork fat until tender.
- Add potatoes, carrots, water, salt, and pepper and cook covered about ten minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
- Add corn and heated milk and freshened salt cod.
- Bring chowder to a simmering temperature, but do not boil.
- Garnish with the pork scraps.
- Serve hot, with freshly baked home made bread or rolls and butter.