Corn And Lobster Chowder

Recipe Ingredients

2		Frozen uncooked lobster tails - (10 oz ea) - thawed
		= (or 1 lb freshly-cooked lobster meat,
		Cut into bite-size pieces)
8 cups	500g / 17oz	Frozen yellow corn kernels - thawed
3 cups	711ml	Low-salt chicken broth
8		Bacon slices - chopped
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Chopped onions
3/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Finely-diced peeled carrots
2/3 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Finely-diced celery
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cayenne pepper
3 cups	711ml	Bottled clam juice
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Whipping cream
6 tablespoons	90ml	Sour cream
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter - (1/4 stick)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Chopped fresh chives

Recipe Instructions

If using thawed frozen lobster tails, cook in pot of boiling water until almost cooked through, about 6 minutes. Drain. Cool. Using kitchen shears, cut lobster shells open. Remove lobster meat; cut into bite-size pieces. Discard shells.

Puree 4 cups corn with 1 1/4 cups broth in processor until almost smooth.

Saute bacon in large pot over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels. Pour off and discard all but 3 tablespoons drippings from pot.

Add onions to pot; saute until light golden, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 4 cups corn; saute 3 minutes. Add carrots, celery, and cayenne; saute until vegetables soften slightly, about 5 minutes. Add clam juice and 1 3/4 cups broth; simmer 10 minutes.

Stir in corn puree and whipping cream; simmer 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Lobster, bacon, and soup can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill lobster and bacon separately. Cool soup slightly; chill uncovered until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Bring bacon to room temperature and bring soup to simmer before continuing.) Remove soup from heat; stir in sour cream.

Melt butter in medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add lobster meat and saute just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish each serving with lobster pieces, bacon, and chives and serve.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
Bon Appetit, December 2002

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