Lobster Chowder With Smoked Bacon

This is a little different since there are no potatoes in this chowder. The recipe comes from The Manor on Golden Pond.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 lb  applewood smoked bacon, diced
• 1  small onion, diced
• 6  tablespoons flour
• 32  ounces  clam juice
• 2  cups milk
• 3⁄4 lb lobster meat, diced
• 2  teaspoons celery seeds
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1  cup heavy cream

Directions

1. In a soup pot, melt butter over medium heat.
2. Add bacon and onion and saute until both are golden brown.
3. Stir in the flour and cook for one minute.
4. Add the clam juice and milk and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick.
5. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the lobster, celery seed, parsley and salt and pepper.
6. After a few minutes, when the lobster is cooked, stir in the cream and heat until scalding.
7. Serve at once.