Sally'S Seafood Chowder

• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cups potatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup celery
• 1/2 cup carrot, sliced
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 dash Tabasco sauce, to taste
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 tilapia fillets, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1 1/2 cups sea scallops

1. Fry bacon until crisp, set aside and reserve drippings.
2. Cook onion and celery in drippings until translucent.
3. Add butter, potatoes, carrots, 2 cups boiling water, salt, pepper and Old Bay.
4. Cover and simmer 10-15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
5. Add fish and scallops; add more water if needed,.
6. Cook 10 more minutes.
7. Add milk and Tabasco.
8. Reheat, but do not boil.
9. Garnish with bacon crumbles.

bacon, butter, onion, potatoes, celery, carrot, boiling water, salt, pepper, tabasco sauce, milk, tilapia fillets

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/sallys-seafood-chowder-534927 (may not work)