Manhattan Seafood Chowder – Recipe Wise

Ingredients

• 3 slices bacon
• 2 cups celery , diced
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 cups onions , diced
• 3 garlic cloves , crushed
• 1 cod fish fillets or 1 any other firm white fish fillet , cut into chunks
• 4 cups water ( or mixture of chicken broth and water )
• 1 can plum tomatoes
• 2 cans diced tomatoes
• 16 ounces fresh clams , chopped or
• 2 cans chopped clams or ( 10 ounce ) cans baby clams
• 1 bottle clam juice
• 5 red potatoes , cut into small chunks
• 3 carrots , diced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Mrs . Dash seasoning mix
• 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• louisiana hot sauce ( to your preference )
• 1/2 lb small shrimp
• salt
• pepper