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Lobster Corn Chowder - The tastes of summer at the beach in a bowl! A light and creamy super flavorful broth loaded with chunks of lobster, corn and potatoes.

Last weekend – on one of the last gloriously warm “official” weekends of the summer – we co-hosted a clambake in our backyard for some of our closest friends. After the party, we made this delicious Lobster Corn Chowder with some of the leftovers!

Our friend Chris came up with the idea for the backyard clambake after he was able to get a great bargain on some local, fresh-from-the-ocean, littleneck clams through a family connection. After a little bit of planning with my husband Jack, we came up with the idea of using our backyard fire pit for the clam bake!

Here are a few photos of the pit:

Lobster Corn Chowder - A Family Feast

We bought lobsters, littleneck clams, mussels, corn-on-the-cob, kielbasa and red potatoes – and went to work building a fire in the pit, cooking the food – and finally eating!! Fortunately, we also have some friends who cater beachside clambakes on Cape Cod and the Boston area, so we were able to get lots of pointers from them on how to do a clambake ourselves, as well as providing us with some of the supplies like fresh seaweed to layer in the pit. (Thank you Paul and Tonya!) 🙂

The clambake was absolutely perfect – and the food was fantastic! But as is our usual style – we made WAY too much food and had tons of leftovers.

Lobster Corn Chowder - The tastes of summer at the beach in a bowl! A light and creamy super flavorful broth loaded with chunks of lobster, corn and potatoes.

But leftover lobster (and corn and potatoes) is not at all a bad thing to have on hand – especially when it gets turned into Lobster Corn Chowder! This chowder is light and creamy with chunks of lobster, corn and potatoes in a super flavorful broth…the perfect way to remember a great summer!

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Lobster Corn Chowder

Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
Prep: 30 minsCook: 90 minsTotal: 2 hours
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Ingredients

  • 2 lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)

For the Lobster Stock

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium carrot chopped
  • 1/2 large onion, roughly diced
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 1 medium garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 whole peppercorns
  • 1 large sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 stalks fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 quarts water

To Make the Chowder

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup diced salt pork
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 5 cups lobster stock, from above
  • 2 cups skin-on new red potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 ears fresh corn removed from cob, or two cups frozen corn
  • Lobster meat from above
  • 1 cup half and half cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and plunge in live lobsters. Boil for 12 minutes then remove to an ice bath.
  2. Once lobsters are cool enough to touch, remove meat from claws and tail draining any liquid from the lobsters into a bowl. Cut the meat into bite sized pieces, add to the bowl with the liquid and refrigerate until later in recipe.
  3. Open up body cavities and rinse out any of the green tomalley if present.
  4. Place all shells and body on a large cutting board, cover with a dish towel and break and crush the shells with a rolling pin or mallet. Alternatively you can place everything in a food processor and pulse a few times to break up the shells but the cutting board method is easier, for me anyway.
  5. Take the pot you cooked the lobsters in and wipe dry with a paper towel and heat oil over medium high heat.
  6. Add crushed lobster shells, carrots, onions, celery, garlic, salt, peppercorns, thyme and parsley and cook for 15 minutes stirring often so it doesn’t stick.
  7. Add tomato paste, old bay and bay leaves and cook for five more minutes stirring often.
  8. Add water, bring to a boil and simmer for one hour or until reduced to five cups of liquid. Discard all solids. Set the stock aside.
  9. In a medium pot, melt butter and add salt pork. Cook over medium high until slightly browned. Add onions, celery, thyme and parsley and cook for three minutes.
  10. Lower heat to medium and add flour. Stir and cook for three minutes.
  11. Whisk in the lobster stock, increase heat and add potatoes. Cook ten minutes or until potatoes are tender.
  12. Add corn and heat to hot.
  13. Add cooked lobster meat with any liquid along with half and half and heat to hot but do not boil.
  14. Adjust seasonings and serve.

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Lobster Corn Chowder - The tastes of summer at the beach in a bowl! A light and creamy super flavorful broth loaded with chunks of lobster, corn and potatoes.
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Martha is part of the husband-wife team that creates A Family Feast. She loves to cook and entertain for family and friends, and she believes that serving a great meal is one of the best ways to show someone that you care. Martha is a self-taught home cook, who loves to read cookbooks and try new recipes. After a decades-long career in business and online marketing, she now runs A Family Feast full-time. Her specialties are baking, desserts, vegetables and pasta dishes.

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  1. Bill Crosson says

    Posted on 6/17/23 at 9:06 pm

    Sounds like a good recipe that I will try it in good time

    ★★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 6/18/23 at 9:36 am

      Hope you enjoy the chowder Bill!

      Reply
  2. Carol at Wild Goose Mama says

    Posted on 9/29/15 at 7:37 pm

    Dang, you are killing me here. On the west coast lobster is a BIG deal.
    Never had it in chowder. Looks delish.

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 9/30/15 at 10:32 am

      Thanks Carol! (Sorry!) 😉

      Reply
  3. Medeja says

    Posted on 9/25/15 at 8:44 am

    Lobster..yummy! Sounds luxurious, but also like a nice comfort food at the same time 🙂

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 9/25/15 at 8:45 am

      Thanks Medeja! That’s exactly what this chowder is!

      Reply

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