Corn Chowder Recipe | Wolf Gourmet

Ingredients

• 6 slices (218 grams) thick-cut bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces
• ¹/³cup (76 grams) unsalted butter
• ¼ cup (31 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon (3 grams) kosher salt
• 2 cups (472 milliliters) clam juice
• 2 cups (480 grams) seafood broth
• 1½ pounds (729 grams) Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 (15-ounce/425-gram) bag frozen sweet corn
• 2 cups (300 grams) chopped sweet onion
• 1 cup (140 grams) chopped red bell pepper
• ½ cup (70 grams) chopped celery
• 4 cloves (20 grams) garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons (4 grams) chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon (2 grams) lemon zest
• 3 (5½-ounce/165-gram) lobster tails, shelled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 pounds (906 grams) large fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ½ cup (118 milliliters) half-and-half
• Crème fraîche, fresh thyme leaves and ground black pepper, if desired