Awesome Lobster Chowder Recipes

LOBSTER CHOWDER RECIPE

Steps:

• soak lobster meat in milk while preparing soup until needed.
• melt butter in a medium saucepan
• add diced celery, carrots and onion. saute for 3-4 minutes then add flour and stir it all together. Reduce heat to low and allow to cook for about 5 minutes. Do not let this burn or darken!
• Whisk in stock until fully incorporated
• remove lobster meat from milk and set aside.
• Add milk to the soup, mixing well.
• Add potatoes to soup and continue to simmer for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are softened (20-30 minutes)
• add fresh thyme
• sea salt and pepper to taste.
• add lobster and allow to simmer for 7-10 minutes to build the lobster flavor
• Serve and enjoy!

LOBSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In deep saucepan, saute onion in butter til tender.
• Add potatoes and water.
• Cover and simmer 10 mins or til potatoes are almost tender.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Reheat, but do NOT boil.

LOBSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large pot over low heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add the onion, stir, and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the potatoes and 6 cups broth or water, and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 30 minutes, until potatoes begin to soften.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter. Add about a third of the lobster and sauté for about a minute or so. Set aside. Repeat with the remaining lobster and butter.
• Add lobster to onion and potato mixture; stir over medium heat. Add canned milk and basil, taste, and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper. If mixture is too thick, add milk or cream. Serve.

AWESOME LOBSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil; add potatoes and cook for 20 minutes or til tender.
• In skillet, melt 1/4 cup of the butter over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery and peppers, cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until softened.
• Sprinkle with flour, herbs, salt and pepper.
• Cook for two minutes.
• Add to potato mixture.
• In same skillet, melt remaining butter over medium heat.
• Add lobster; cook, stirring for 4 minutes.
• Add to potato mixture.
• Add evaporated milk; stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until heated.
• Serve garnished with parsley.

LOBSTER CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Remove the meat from the shells of the lobsters. Cut the meat into large cubes and place them in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Reserve the shells and all the juices that collect. Cut the corn kernels from the cobs and set aside, reserving the cobs separately.
• For the stock, melt the butter in a stockpot or Dutch oven large enough to hold all the lobster shells and corncobs. Add the onion and cook over medium-low heat for 7 minutes, until translucent but not browned, stirring occasionally. Add the sherry and paprika and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk, cream, wine, lobster shells and their juices, and corn cobs and bring to a simmer. Partially cover the pot and simmer the stock over the lowest heat for 30 minutes. (I move the pot halfway off the heat.)
• Meanwhile, in another stockpot or Dutch oven, heat the oil and cook the bacon for 4 to 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until browned and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve. Add the potatoes, onions, celery, corn kernels, salt, and pepper to the same pot and saute for 5 minutes. When the stock is ready, remove the largest pieces of lobster shell and the corn cobs with tongs and discard. Place a strainer over the soup pot and carefully pour the stock into the pot with the potatoes and corn. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Add the cooked lobster, the chives and the sherry and season to taste. Heat gently and serve hot with a garnish of crisp bacon.

BEST SEAFOOD CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels; reserve drippings. Saute onions in drippings until tender. Add potatoes and water; bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes., Add the scallops, lobster, shrimp, cod and haddock. Cook for 10 minutes or until scallops are opaque, shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily with a fork. Add the butter, salt, parsley and curry powder. Stir in milk and evaporated milk; heat through. Garnish with bacon, additional parsley, and oyster crackers, if desired.

GRANDPA SEAMONE'S 'LOBSTER CHOWDER'

Steps:

• Place potatoes and onion into a large saucepan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and return to the saucepan.
• While the potatoes are simmering, melt half of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the cubed lobster, and cook until the edges begin to turn golden, about 5 minutes. Once the potatoes have been drained and returned to the saucepan, stir in the remaining butter, lobster, cream, milk, and sugar. Return to the heat, and cook until hot, stirring occasionally. Once hot, season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

PERFECT LOBSTER BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the mushrooms, onion, celery, and carrot. Cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chicken broth, and season with salt and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour the vegetable and broth mixture into the container of a blender, and add 1/4 cup of the lobster meat. Cover, and process until smooth. Return to the saucepan, and stir in the half-and-half, white wine, and remaining lobster meat. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently until thickened, about 30 minutes.

MAINE LOBSTER AND CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a 12-quart stockpot. Add lobsters, cover, and cook 13 to 15 minutes. Set a colander in a large bowl. Working over colander, snip the tip of each lobster claw to release juices into bowl. Separate lobster meat from shells, and cut into bite-size pieces. Reserve meat and shells separately. Strain cooking liquid through a fine sieve lined with cheesecloth into bowl with lobster juices.
• Using the same stockpot, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add chopped leek, corncobs, and reserved lobster shells. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes. Add reserved lobster liquid, and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Strain through a cheesecloth-lined sieve. Discard solids.
• Puree 1 cup lobster broth with 1 cup corn kernels. Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a large pot over low heat. Add sliced leek, and cook for 2 minutes. Sprinkle in flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in pureed corn mixture, and cook, stirring often, until broth thickens, about 2 minutes. Add remaining lobster broth, raise heat, and simmer. Add zucchini, summer squash, and remaining 2 cups corn, and cook until squashes are tender, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in reserved lobster meat, and heat until warmed through, about 1 minute. Season with salt, and garnish with basil. Serve immediately.

SMOKED LOBSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Steam the lobsters in 2 cups of boiling water for 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the steaming liquid. When cool enough to handle, remove the tail and claw meat. Place the wood chips in the bottom of a stove-top smoker and place the lobster meat on the rack over the chips. Place over medium heat until the wood begins to smolder. Cover and smoke for 10 minutes. Cut the lobster meat into large chunks and set aside.
• Combine the olive oil and pancetta in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook for 2 minutes. Lower the heat, add the garlic and onion and saute for 5 minutes. Add the steaming liquid and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the milk, cream and potatoes and bring to a simmer; do not boil. Cook until potatoes are tender, about 12 minutes.
• Stir in the carrots, lobster meat, salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning with additional salt and pepper if needed. Stir in the parsley. Divide among 4 bowls, garnish with basil and serve immediately.