Whiskey hill crab chowder

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1mediumOnion chopped
4tablespoonsButter
6Ripe medium sized tomatoes,
Peeled and coarsely chopped
5cupsChicken broth
3Sprigs fresh or 1 teaspoon
Dried thyme
Kernels from 3 ears of white
Corn
1poundsLump crabmeat, picked
Through for cartilage
dashTabasco
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh chopped parsley or
Chervil to taste

Directions

In a large saucepan, saute the onion in butter until transparent. Add tomatoes, cover pan and simmer for approximately 5 minutes. Add chicken broth and thyme and bring to a boil. Stir in corn, crabmeat and Tabasco, cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer uncovered for an additional 5 to 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with chopped parsley or chervil and serve immediately.

Reprinted with kind permission from "The Original Baltimore Neighborhood Cookbook" by Irina Smith and Ann Hazan, c. 1991, Camino Books, Philadelphia, PA.

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