2142. SMOKED CARP CHOWDER with BACON

1 1/2 lb. smoked carp
1/2 lb. bacon
1 large onion, sliced
4 medium potatoes
4 cups milk
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste

Brown bacon in pot, add onion and cook till clear. Add potatoes, and enough water to just cover. Add some salt and pepper to taste and simmer until potatoes are almost done. Add milk and fish and simmer for 15 min. Thicken a bit if desired with a reaux made from equal amounts of butter and flour, melt butter and mix in flour, stir in a bit at a time, stirring until thickness is where you want it.


bacon recipe courtesy of: Bowfishing Association of Illinois

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