Lobster Corn Chowder

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Forget Ina living it up in the Hamptons...so what...this lobster chowder is wonderful...if you can't afford lobster make something else. The lobster makes this recipe special. Yes it is expensive but well worth it for that special occassion or just because you want something great...I too added Parsley and more sherry. Enjoy...thanks Ina have fun in the Hamptons!!!!

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OH MY GOD! I love this recipe. Suck it up and spend the money on the lobster, forget the crab or craw fish. When you get done, it only costs about 5$ per serving as a meal or less as an appetizer. I added 2 more ears of corn to bulk it up and fresh parsley (which is a must in any seafood soup. Serve it with a nice crusty bread so you don't leave any soup behind in the bowl. If you are not going to serve it all at once, leave the lobster chunks out until you heat it up again. I do suggest you prep all your ingredients before starting. It makes it alot easier!

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Lobster can get really expensive, but I would not substitute crab. Tried adding it several years ago to another chowder recipe, and got a thick stringy mess (maybe I overcooked the crab? Anyway, large prawns work really well as they have a firm texture and don't fall apart, and are more affordable. I made the chowder with prawns and rock lobster tail, also very expensive but a lot less work. Excellent recipe but rather rich.

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I drooled when I saw this recipe. Even though it's summer and corn is at it's peak, it was a cool, wet day (big surprise for the Seattle, LOL. So corn chowder sounded good. I checked my favorite website (foodnetwork.com to see if there was anything unusual or different I could add to my recipe files. There it was, LOBSTER!!!.

Then I read the reviews and became extremely distracted. Instead of reading about what made this recipe different (not really much expect adding the cream and milk to the "stock", then adding it to the veggies I got caught up in the "lifestyle", "In your face" and "so called friends" narratives.

Peter,Charles and Julia, I don't know what rocks you have been living under the last fifty years, but I hope you get over it.

I would love to be able to afford the comforts that Ina has someday, but I certainly can and do enjoy the friendship of the same kinds of diverse people (intelligent, entertaining, fun she does.

Back to cooking, has anyone tried this recipe with crab yet? Since I am from the Northwest, I would prefer Dungeness, but am open to Alaskian.

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I love Ina's recipes but have to agree that she is more than a bit over the top with flaunting her "lifestyler" friends and the meals she helps them concoct to entrance their next buddies.

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I doubled this recipe to bring to a 4th of July BBQ. I followed the recipe exactly and have to say that it took much longer than one hour...the lobster prep work took about 2 hrs alone. The soup has a lot of great flavor, however, I felt it was too salty and possibly had too much cream sherry. If I ever make this again I would cut the salt in half or eliminate it at the "soup" step and during this same step I would probably cut the amount of cream sherry in half. The soup already has salt from the bacon and celery, and even the lobster, and the cream sherry at the last step was a bit over powering.

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Follow the recipe and you will have one of the best chowders you could hope to have grace your dinner table! Its summer here in CT, so lobster is pretty reasonable...a must if you can afford it...others have indicated they were going to try this with crab..anyone care to let us know how it turned out? This recipe is a winner...Thanks Ina !

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RE: Julia's comments
Julia's comments may be accurate as anyone regularly viewing Ms. Garten realizes she is quite pretentious. That is why she continually refers to her home in the Hamptons, her employment at the White House, only using the "best" ingredients, etc. I, however, do not tune into her show to be wowed by her ostentatious nature. I watch because she offers sound and reliable recipes and good kitchen advice in a pleasant manner.

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TO JULIA IN SARASOGA SPRINGS NEW YORK, JULIA THE PERPOSE OF THIS REVIEW SYSTEM IS TO TALK ABOUT HOW GOOD OR NOT GOOD THE FOOD WAS.NOT TO MAKE IGNORANT COMMENTS ON CHEF'S FRIENDS.JUST LEAVE INA ALONE SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.ALL SHE DID WAS MAKE DELIOUS FOOD.BECAUSE WE LOVE INA AND HER FOOD JUST LEAVE HER ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ina Garten is the BEST and I take exception to Julia's remarks. No one is holding a gun to your head to watch Ina. We happen to love her and her recipes.