"This classic, delicious recipe for lobster chowder yields a rosy red broth that's loaded with lobster chunks and potatoes...."
INGREDIENTS
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6 cups water (see "Note")
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1 large onion, finely diced
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3 large red potatoes, unpeeled and cubed, or 3 large white potatoes, peeled and cubed
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1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, plus more to taste
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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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1 teaspoon dried basil (optional)
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8 tablespoons (1 stick) salted butter (see "Note")
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1 pound par-cooked lobster meat (claw and tail) from 4 or 5 1-1/2-pound lobsters, cut into chunks
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3 tablespoons whole-kernel corn
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1 can evaporated milk