Unbidden, YouTube offered up this OLD video from the “In Julia’s Kitchen” TV series. His chowder, including making stock, is very simple and fast. Minimal ingredient prep and virtually no minding the pot; it is mostly a matter of adding some ingredients and waiting 10-15 minutes. I won’t spoil the revelation re the fish, which is applicable to many other recipes.
In the second half of the episode, he makes his signature Jasper’s Pan-Roasted Lobster. Over the decades, I have ignored my own advice, to others, that the recommended portion is one per lifetime. It too is deceptively simple to make, if you are okay with the drawn-and-quartered dispatching of a live lady lobster. Fortunately for my remaining years, I won’t do the deed.
