eG Foodblog: johnnyd - Dining Downeast
Hi Gang! Most mornings I ride my bike over to Spring Point to get a lungful of sea air and see what's going on in the channel. Spring Point juts into Casco Bay on it's western side, just outside the mouth of the Fore River where the city of Portland sits on a peninsula. Around the bend from the point is Willard Beach, a typical New England seaside neighborhood with a mix of summertime folk and year-round dwellers who make the short commute over the bridge into Portland for work. At the little
Last night it was time to make chowder. The lobster/rockweed stock looks malevolent but after a couple of days the flavor is dead-on. I rendered some slab bacon and sauteed two medium onion, heart of a fennel bulb and a bit of local garlic. When it turns glassy, some new potatos are added and they cook until glassy as well. The crisp bacon will be used as a garnish. While that's going on, it's time for an appetizer! Yeah, baby! Ceviche in a shell! I prefer lime on littlenecks (these