Ingredients
Instructions
- Chop bacon and in a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp.
- Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in pan.
- While bacon is cooking, cut onion into 1/4-inch dice.
- Peel potatoes and cut into 1/4-inch dice.
- Stir onion, potatoes, and water into bacon fat and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender and most of water is evaporated, about 15 minutes.
- While mixture is simmering, pick over crab meat, removing any bits of shell and cartilage.
- Stir milk and cayenne into mixture and return just to a simmer.
- Add crab and salt and pepper to taste and bring chowder to a simmer.
- Serve chowder garnished with parsley and bacon.