Lobster & Roasted Corn Chowder

Name: Lobster and Roasted Corn Chowder
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P2H
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: lobsters; bacon; onions; green bell peppers; sweet red bell peppers; sweet yellow bell peppers; jalapeño pepper; celery; carrots; green chili peppers, canned; butter, unsalted; flour; lobster stock; tomato paste; corn; creamed corn; ham hock; russet potatoes; cilantro; scallions, spring or green onions; heavy whipping cream; seasoning; juice; salt and black pepper

YIELD

1 batch

PREP

40 min

COOK

1 hrs

READY

2 hrs

Ingredients

EACH LOBSTERS
live *

STRIPS BACON
fine dice

MEDIUM ONIONS
fine dice

MEDIUM GREEN BELL PEPPERS
fine dice

MEDIUM SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
fine dice

MEDIUM SWEET YELLOW BELL PEPPERS
fine dice *

SMALL JALAPEÑO PEPPER
fine dice *

STALK CELERY
fine dice *

MEDIUM CARROTS
fine dice

CUP GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, CANNED
diced

POUND BUTTER, UNSALTED

CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

CUPS LOBSTER STOCK *

TABLESPOON TOMATO PASTE

CUP CORN
cut off the cob

CUP CREAMED CORN

SMALL HAM HOCK *

MEDIUM RUSSET POTATOES
peeled and cut into chunks *

BUNCH CILANTRO
fine chop *

STALKS SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
fine bias cut *

CUPS HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM

TEASPOON SEASONING
southwestern, undefined *

LEMON JUICE *

X SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

Directions

Steam lobster 17 minutes, let cool and remove from shell.

Save shells to make lobster stock if desired. Sauté bacon until crispy in sauce or small stock pot .

Add: onions; green, red, yellow and jalapeno peppers; celery and carrots, cup ook until soft.

Add: tomato paste and green chilies. Add: lobster base, if that is your choice over stock.

Cook 3 mintues stirring constantly over medium heat. Add: ½ of the unsalted butter and cook until melted. Add: flour and cup ook 3 more minutes.

Roast corn kernals in an oven on a baking sheet or other f lat pan until slightly browned and add to chowder.

Add: cream style corn; sout hwestern seasoning and smoked hamhocks. Add: stock or water, if using base.

Cook for ½ hour keeping at a slow boil, stirring constantly. Add: potatoes an d cook for another 15 minutes.

If too thick add more stock or water to desired consistency. Add: green onions; cilantro and lemon juice. Slowly Whisk in cream and the remaining butter until melted.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.