St. Louis Ham Chowder

Recipes Ingredients:

1 1/2 tb Butter
1/2 lb Lean bacon
1 lg White onion, chopped
6 Stalks celery sliced
2 cl Garlic, minced
Diagonally
1 1/2 c Water
3 c Cubed new potatoes w/skin
2 tb Dry sherry 1
1/2 c Milk, cream or yogurt
1/2 c Water
4 tb Flour

Recipe Instructions:

In dutch oven, saute bacon in Butter until bacon in browned. Add onion, celery, garlic, potatoes, 1 1/2 c water and milk. Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes uncovered. Combine sherry, water and flour. Whisk sherry mixture into chowder and simmer until thickened. Add salt and fresh black pepper to taste. Makes 6 servings.