Jack Daniel's Crab and Corn Chowder

Jack Daniel's Crab and Corn Chowder

Ingredients

• 4½ tbsp flour
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1 cup diced red potatoes
• ⅔ cup fresh corn
• ½ tbsp crab base (or 1 chicken bouillon cube)
• 1½ cup water
• 1 cup cream
• ¾ cup Dungeness crab meat
• 1 pinch thyme
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch freshly-ground black pepper
• ½ tsp Old Bay seasoning
• 1 tbsp minced fresh parsley
• 2 tbsp Jack Daniel's whiskey

Directions

1. Precook potatoes, drain, cut and set aside.
2. Sweat onions, celery and corn with butter, add flour and thyme and cook 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Add water and crab base, old bay seasoning, parsley and ½ cup of the crab meat.
4. Add heavy cream and bring to 180°F.
5. Add potatoes and salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add Jack Daniel's and remainder of crab meat just before serving.