Lobster Chowder

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 2 cups diced peeled baking potato
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika
• + 9 more ingredients
• • 1 cup chopped green onions
  • 2 bacon slices, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 cups water
  • ¾ cup salt
  • 3 gallons water
  • 2 (1 1/2-pound) live Maine lobsters or 2 1/2 cups chopped cooked lobster meat
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels (about 4 ears)
  • Chopped fresh chives (optional)

Boil lobsters, covered, in 3 gallons of water and 3/4 cup salt in a 5-gallon stockpot for 10 minutes or until shells are bright orange-red and tails are curled. Remove from pan; cool. Remove meat from shells. Coarsely chop the meat; refrigerate. Combine lobster shells, 8 cups water, and bay leave...

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