NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER CHOWDER

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From the New England section of the United States Regional Cookbook, Chicago Culinary Arts Institute, 1947. For a tasty variation on this recipe, add 1/2 cup sherry or sauterne wine to the chowder just prior to serving.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Chowders

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 small onion, chopped
1/3 cup rendered bacon or 1/3 cup salt pork fat
2 soda crackers, finely crushed
1 quart milk, scalded
2 cups lobsters, cooked and cubed (either canned or fresh may be used)
1 cup cream, heated
salt
pepper
cayenne pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Cook the onion in the fat until translucent and lightly golden.
  • Strain and reserve the fat, discarding the onion.
  • To two tablespoons of the fat, add the crushed soda crackers.
  • Add the hot milk gradually, stirring constantly until smooth; add lobster and heat in the top of a double boiler for 20 minutes.
  • Add seasonings to taste, the remainder of the strained fat and the hot cream.
  • Serve with chowder crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.2, Fat 13.8, SaturatedFat 8.6, Cholesterol 50.2, Sodium 78.2, Carbohydrate 8, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.4, Protein 4.8

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