When looking for chowder recipes this lobster corn potato chowder can‘t be beat. See how to make chowder at home with everyday ingredients. This chowder recipe can be eaten as a side, appetizer or a meal.

Looking for the perfect chowder recipe? Look no more. This lobster corn potato chowder is delicious and can be enjoyed as a side or as a meal. When you want to know how to make a chowder this one is my go-to chowder recipe, especially for my kids who would have soup every day if they could. Since they already love New England clam chowder, I knew that they would devour this one as well.

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Lobster Corn Potato Chowder Recipe

What You Will Need (Full Printable Recipe Available Below)

Lobster meat
Chicken Broth
Celery
Carrots
Parsley
Bay Leaf
Salt Pork (or bacon)
Sweet Onion
Garlic
Gold Potatoes
Sweet Corn Kernels
Milk
Half & Half
Cayenne Pepper
Salt & Pepper

How to Make Chowder

Gather your ingredients.
Begin by draining the liquid from your 2 cans of lobster meat into a pot.
Add the liquid from the lobster meat, plus 4 cups of chicken broth, 1 bay leaf, chopped celery, chopped carrots and a bit of fresh parsley to a large pot and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Cover and continue cooking over medium-low heat until the vegetables are tender.
While the broth mixture cooks, begin cooking the chopped salt pork in a skillet over medium heat until crispy. When finished, remove from the skillet and place on a paper towel lined plate to garnish the soup with later. *If you can’t find salt pork, you can use bacon.
In the skillet of drippings from the salt pork, cook the onions and garlic over medium heat until they begin to become tender. Our cast iron skillet works well for this, you can get one HERE
Add the onions and garlic plus the corn and potatoes to the broth mixture, and bring to a low rolling boil over medium heat. Cover, and let cook until the potatoes become tender.
Add 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of half and half, plus a dash of cayenne pepper to the pot and continue to cook at a low rolling boil for an additional 5 minutes.
Salt and pepper your chowder to taste, and then add in the lobster meat. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 3-4 additional minutes.
Serve with a side of fresh bread and garnished with some fresh parsley and salt pork.

Lobster Corn Potato Chowder Recipe (print version)

Lobster Corn Potato Chowder

Delicious lobster corn chowder recipe is full of vegetables, lobster and salt pork. When looking for chowder recipes this lobster corn potato chowder can't be beaten. See how to make chowder at home with everyday ingredients. This chowder recipe can be eaten as a side, appetizer or a meal.

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Ingredients

2 cans lobster meat, or 16oz fresh lobster meat
4 cups chicken broth
1 celery stalk, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
4 oz salt pork , chopped
1 large sweet onion, chopped
3 tsp garlic, minced
6 gold potatoes, cubed
4 cups sweet corn, kernels
1 cup milk
2 cups half and half
cayenne pepper
salt & pepper , to taste

Instructions

Begin by draining the liquid from your 2 cans of lobster meat into a pot.
Add the liquid from the lobster meat, plus 4 cups of chicken broth, 1 bay leaf, chopped celery, chopped carrots and a bit of fresh parsley to a large pot and bring to a low boil over medium heat. Cover and continue cooking over medium-low heat until the vegetables are tender.
While the broth mixture cooks, begin cooking the chopped salt pork in a skillet over medium heat until crispy. When finished, remove from the skillet and place on a paper towel lined plate to garnish the soup with later.
In the skillet of drippings from the salt pork, cook the onions and garlic over medium heat until they begin to become tender
Add the onions and garlic plus the corn and potatoes to the broth mixture, and bring to a low rolling boil over medium heat. Cover, and let cook until the potatoes become tender.
Add 1 cup of milk and 2 cups of half and half plus a dash of cayenne pepper to the pot and continue to cook at a low rolling boil for an additional 5 minutes.
Salt and pepper your chowder to taste, and then add in the lobster meat. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 3-4 additional minutes
Serve with a side of fresh bread and garnished with some fresh parsley and salt pork

Notes

You can use bacon if you can't find salt pork

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