Sweet Corn Soup with Crab

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup diced salt pork
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup white cornmeal
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeÄ‚Ä…o pepper, diced
• 3 cups fresh sweet corn kernels (about 6 ears)
• 4 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 2 corncobs
• 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, drained
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs