Just when you think that winter is over, the temperature drops below freezing and it rains for a few days. So my thoughts return to cold overcast rainy weather just getting out of surgery comfort food. There may not be a better way to enjoy lobster as an ingredient (versus the star of the meal). Try it and tell me how easy is this. The longer you wait, the harder you will kick yourself for not whipping this up earlier.
Ingredients
4 tablespoons unsalted butter (yes, it matters)
2 cups peeled and finely chopped onions
3 cups peeled and chopped Yukon Gold (yes, it matters) potatoes (1/2 inch pieces)
1 1/2 cups clam juice (in the bar section of your grocery store, please don’t “juice” any clams)
4 cups half & half (the real deal, read the label of “fat free” half & half and you’ll understand)
1 bay leaf
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups frozen corn (frozen corn is flash frozen at the time of harvest - often much more fresh than “on-the-cob”)
½ cup heavy cream
12 ounces cooked lobster meat, cut into bite-sized pieces (buy a frozen tail at the stor, cook for 6 minutes in boiling water, then placed in a bowl of ice water.)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Procedure
1. Melt the butter in a large cast iron Dutch oven (Staub is best, Lodge is the economy choice, many people report problems with Le Creuset; more on this later) over low heat, and sauté the onions until they are transparent. Add the potatoes, clam juice, half-and-half, bay leaf, and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Add the corn and simmer for five minutes. Add the cream and lobster and simmer until very hot, but not boiling. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Hmmm! Sounds delicious! Even here in Houston where we have three seasons: hot, hotter and hottest, on our “chillier” days in January and February there is nothing better than a big post of soup simmering all day on the stove. Sounds like a must try recipe!
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Christian,
I always read your blog late at night and I always kick myself for doing this as I get so hungry with your reciepes.
We decided to try this receipe for the weekend and look forward to it with our guests.
Thanks!
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Christian That sounds just sensational!
Love my seafood and here in Australia there’s plenty to go around so I may just have to try this recipe out!
Thanks your making me hungry!
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Sounds like another delicious recipe! I love crab meat.
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SOunds really good, all of us my family love lobster. Are these your own family recipes?
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Christian, I love lobster. Hope I find the time after this course to make it. I changed my blog to my web. My new aderess is Marketingscoops Mark
I think I would love to taste your cooking. Any chance for an invite.
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You name time and place and let’s do it.
Christian
Mmmm… I LOVE lobster.
I have real problems using the tools though. I usually send the shell flying across the room!
Great recipe Chrisitan. I’m definitely going to try this one.
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Great tantalizing recipe!
Speaking of lobster, stir fry it with ginger and spring onions is pretty nice, served together with noodle as it base to soak up those tasty gravy.
Raw lobster is also nice too. But it probably turns off most diners though.
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Sounds great. I know I’ll have to try this one too.
I love most shellfish at most anytime.
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It’s fascinating that, whatever else companies might do, the one thing that shapes consumer behaviour more than anything else (except a major product scare) is the weather.
Cold weather is powerfully associated with hot, comforting soup, just like hot days trigger that need for a cold drink.
I like the sound of your recipe too!
Philip
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Smell and taste are some of the most powerful anchors and that is why food forms great memories - and helps out with dating - and builds business relationships. We’ll talk about all of these in the future and if you would like to guest host a post on this topic with cross linking, let me know.
Christian
This sounds like a fabulous lobster recipe. I live in New England, so we eat a lot of lobster in the summer. My husband used to dive for them with his friends. Some summers we would eat so much lobster that we would be sick of it by the fall. This sounds like another way to eat it that would give it a change of pace but be absolutely delicious!!!
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Oh yum. Just so you know I tried your tomatoe soup and my husband and son and I absolutly loved it. I can not wait to try this next masterpiece.
Thank you, Mesha
Another tasty soup to prepare. You’re hitting my favorites for this time of the year. Winter, I want to live on soup. Summer, I switch to salads. I’m sure you have some great salads.
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i’m not much of a lobster guy, but i might give it a try. i can’t wait to see what you might come up with for grilling.
Don Shepherd
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don - Grilling, and more importantly smoking, are my very favorites. Do you get into game at all?
Christian
Interesting twist. I like chowder. Lobster is tasty. I grill the tails with Lime as a side with a rare steak.
Tim
I love lobster so this will be a good one.
I will still have some even though I am hoping the weather gets warmer SOON.
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Can’t wait to try this. I love soups.. I am making the tomato one tomorrow.I am doing the website for our Local Farmers market and I was thinking of posting some recipes there. I will be publishing this website in a week or so. It will be http://www.MinneapolisFarmersmarketannex.com what do you think about linking with us? Then I wont have to post any recipes myself, I can just say, go to this site for great recipes! could you feature fresh fruits and vegetables over the summer??? Just a thought. WE have 25,000 visitors each weekend over the summer, and several hundred vendors (over 700 acutally)…I am actaully trying to get the vendors to link to our site…it could eventually help your traffice, too.
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Christian,
Recipe sound delicious and you have described NC weather. Here they say if you don’t like the weather-wait 10 minutes: it’ll change!
Thanks
JC JC
I’m not a fan of corn but I absolutely love lobster. This is one recipe I am saving.
All the best,
Yann
sounds yummy indeed. and the weather change description is quite humorous indeed!
All the best,
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This sounds like an awesome recipe. First off, I’m hungry right now having just returned form several hours driving. Secondly, I love Lobster!
Now I need to go cook.
Steve
Im not a fan of seafood but your post makes it sounds so delicious!!! Fab Blog!!!
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