Crab Chowder

Ingredients:
1 stick of butter
5 all-purpose potatoes, peeled and finely diced
3 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 small red bell pepper, seeded and diced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning blend
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups vegetable or chicken stock or broth
Up to 1 pint half and half
2 cans of corn and 1 can creamed corn
16 ounces cooked real lump crab meat
3-4 scallions diced


Directions:
Heat butter in a deep pot over moderate heat. Add potatoes, celery, onion and red pepper. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and Old Bay seasoning. Saute veggies 5 minutes or until potatoes are soft, then sprinkle in flour. Cook flour 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir in broth. Stir in half & half. Bring soup up to a bubble. Add corn and crab meat and simmer.

Slightly blend soup with stick blender or remove about 1/2 of the soup and pulse in food processor.

Adjust seasoning if necessary.