Mikle's Char Chowder

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Mikle's Char Chowder
Categories: Native, Canadian, Fish, Soups
Yield: 6 Servings

2 1/2 lb Char, Filleted And Cut Into
-Bite-Size Pieces
1/2 lb Bacon, cut into small
Pieces
3 c Potatoes, peeled and diced
Into 1/2 inch pieces
3 lg Carrots, sliced
3 md Onions, coarsely chopped
3 Stalks celery, sliced
1 ts Each - pepper, salt, thyme
1 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Parley, finely chopped or
1/4 c Dry
3 c Milk

In a large soup pot, fry bacon til crisp. Set bacon aside. Pour off
all but 2 Tbsp fat. Fry onions in hot fat until transparent. Stir in
potatoes, carrots and celery. Add water to just cover the vegetables.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook until vegetables
are soft, about 10 - 15 min. Add char and simmer until almost done,
about 10 min. Add salt, pepper, thyme, lemon juice and parsley. Add
milk and heat until hot. DO NOT allow to boil once milk has been
added. Check seasonings and adjust if necessary. Sprinkle with
bacon bits and serve.

Mikle Langenhan, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. From: the Northern Community
Cookbook, Northern News, Yellowknife Via: CINE (Centre For Indigenous
Peoples' Nutrition and Environment)