Nova Scotia Lobster Chowder

Name: Nova Scotia Lobster Chowder
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 2 lobster tails, cooked and chopped; 300g waxy potatoes, diced; 200g bacon, diced; 1 onion, diced; 3 stalks celery, diced; 2 cups fish stock; 1 1/2 cups thickened cream; 1 cup whole milk; 2 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp plain flour; fresh dill and chives to serve; salt and pepper to taste

A luxurious Maritime chowder with fresh lobster, potato and cream. Adding the lobster meat only at the end and heating it gently keeps it tender instead of turning rubbery from prolonged simmering.

Total time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Canadian

Ingredients

2lobster tails, cooked and chopped

300gwaxy potatoes, diced

200gbacon, diced

1onion, diced

3 stalkscelery, diced

2 cupsfish stock

1 1/2 cupsthickened cream

1 cupwhole milk

2 tbspbutter

2 tbspplain flour

fresh dill and chivesto serve

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Fry bacon until golden. Add onion and celery, cook 5 minutes.

Stir in butter and flour, cook 1 minute. Add stock and potatoes.

Simmer 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.

Stir in cream and milk. Add lobster and heat gently. Season.

Serve topped with fresh dill and chives.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

753

Protein

25.6g

Fat

61g

Carbs

25.7g

Fiber

2.7g

Sodium

1388mg

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