Jack Daniel's Crab and Corn Chowder

Ingredients

  • 4½ tbsp flour
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup diced red-skinned potato|red potatoes
  • ? cup fresh corn
  • ½ tbsp crab base (or 1 chicken bouillon cube)
  • 1½ cup water
  • 1 cup cream
  • ¾ cup Dungeness crab meat
  • 1 pinch thyme
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch freshly-ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
  • 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp Jack Daniel's whiskey

Directions

  1. Precook potatoes, drain, cut and set aside.
  2. Sweat onions, celery and corn with butter, add flour and thyme and cook 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Add water and crab base, old bay seasoning, parsley and ½ cup of the crab meat.
  4. Add heavy cream and bring to 180°F.
  5. Add potatoes and salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Add Jack Daniel's and remainder of crab meat just before serving.
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