- 1/4 pound bacon, diced
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 cups hot water
- 2 cups diced potatoes
- 1 1/2 pounds cod fillets
- 3 cups milk
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- Cook and stir bacon in a soup pot over medium heat until bacon is browned and crisp, about 8 minutes. Stir onion into bacon and cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent, about 5 more minutes.
- Pour water into bacon mixture and stir in potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Place cod fillets into simmering mixture and cook until fish is opaque and flakes easily, about 10 minutes.
- Stir milk, evaporated milk, butter, salt, and black pepper into pot. Bring soup to a boil; remove from heat and serve.