Lobster Chowder

Name: Lobster Chowder
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 slices bacon slices, chopped; 473 milliliters diced peeled baking potato; 2 bay leaves; 473 milliliters fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears); 237 milliliters chopped green onions; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 237 milliliters half-and-half; 1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika; 1 kilograms live Maine lobsters or 2 1/2 cups chopped cooked lobster meat; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 gallons water; 2 liters water; 0 teaspoons white pepper

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Lobster Chowder A mixture of water, salt, bay leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Boil lobsters, covered, in 3 gallons of water and 3/4 cup salt in a 5-gallon stockpot for 10 minutes or until shells are bright orange-red and tails are curled.

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Lobster

Orange

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Water

Salt

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Pot

Remove from pan; cool.

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Frying Pan

Remove meat from shells. Coarsely chop the meat; refrigerate.

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Pasta Shells

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Combine lobster shells, 8 cups water, and bay leaves in stockpot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Strain lobster stock through a colander into a large bowl; discard shells. Reserve 4 cups.

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Cook bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Add onions; saut 2 minutes. Stir in paprika and cumin.

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Cumin

Add reserved 4 cups stock and potato; bring to a boil. Cook for 15 minutes or until potato is tender.

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Remove from heat. Stir in lobster meat, half-and-half, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour, if desired.

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Sugar

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Return pan to low heat.

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Add corn; cook 5 minutes.

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Garnish with chives, if desired.

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Servings:

2slices

bacon slices, chopped 473milliliters

diced peeled baking potato 2

bay leaves 473milliliters

fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)237milliliters

chopped green onions 1teaspoons

ground cumin 237milliliters

half-and-half 1teaspoon

Hungarian sweet paprika 1kilograms

live Maine lobsters or 2 1/2 cups chopped cooked lobster meat 1teaspoons

Recommended wine: Chablis, Chardonnay

Chablis and Chardonnay are my top picks for Lobster. Chablis is perfect with lobster, but a chardonny from other regions is bound to hit the spot too. The William Fevre Chablis Montmains Premier Cru ( half-bottle) with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 27 dollars per bottle.

William Fevre Chablis Montmains Premier Cru ( half-bottle)

Premier Cru Montmain's unique terroir of very stony terrain produces a wine with very pronounced mineral aromas, extraordinary power and excellent ageing potential. This wine shows great structure with good length. Both accessible and very fresh, it shows fantastic concentration.