Creamy Salt Pork Potato Chowder

Ingredients

• 6 good-sized potatoes
• ¼ lb salt pork
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 pint milk or cream
• 1 pint water
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper

Method

1. 1 Dice potatoes and cut pork into small pieces.
2. 2 Fry pork and sliced onion in a pan until light brown.
3. 3 Layer potatoes, onion/pork mixture, salt, pepper, and parsley in a kettle.
4. 4 Pour in pan grease, add water, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
5. 5 Scald milk separately.
6. 6 Make a roux with flour and butter, then stir into the scalded milk.
7. 7 Add the milk mixture to the pot when potatoes are tender.
8. 8 Stir carefully to avoid breaking potatoes and serve hot.