Baja Style Chowder

Step by stepInstructions

1. Cook the bacon in a heavy pot until crisp; remove and reserve, leaving the fat in the pot.
2. Soften the onion in the bacon fat, about three minutes; add the garlic and chiltepin and cook one minute more.
3. Add the potatoes and the clam juice and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about fifteen minutes.
4. Add the corn, milk, and fish; simmer gently for five minutes.
5. Add the clams and shrimp and cook until the clams open and the shrimp turn pink, about five minutes; discard any unopened clams.
6. Stir in the lime juice and cilantro, season with salt and pepper, and top each bowl with the reserved bacon.