Oyster stew
From hot_it_up 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
The best Oyster stew I have eaten was at Christians in New Orleans. This is as close as I can get. I save this one until Christmas Eve.
Ingredients
- 2 slices bacon, diced shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
- 1 medium onion, diced shopping list
- 2 stalks celery, diced shopping list
- 1 garlic clove, crushed shopping list
- 3 tablespoons flour shopping list
- salt shopping list
- fresh ground black pepper shopping list
- 1 pinch cayenne shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme shopping list
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle clam juice shopping list
- 1/4 cup dry sherry or a dry white wine shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk shopping list
- 1 pint shucked oysters, with their liquor shopping list
- few dashes of worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped shopping list
How to make it
- Sauté diced bacon in a non-stick soup pot over low heat until rendered.
- Add butter and heat until melted.
- Add onions, celery and garlic and continue to cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until translucent.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, pinch of cayenne, thyme and flour, whisking steadily to make a roux. you want this to be light so don't cook to long as
- it will get darker.
- Slowly whisk in clam juice, whisking until smooth, then sherry, whisking until smooth.
- Whisk in cream, whisking until smooth, then whisk in evaporated milk, whisking until smooth.
- Raise heat slightly, stir while bringing just until it starts to boil, then lower heat and whisk until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Note: you never know how thick a roux makes a dish until it comes to a boil.
- Stir in oysters with their liquor, several dashes of Worcestershire sauce and the chopped parsley.
- Continue to heat, stirring occasionally, until oysters curl at the edges indicating they are heated through.
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
Sounds absolutely delicious! I know I will love this! ^5
a1patti
in Salem loved it
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wow this sounds sooo good. I haven't had oyster stew in years... gonna give this one a try !
thanks for the post
midwestguy
in Chicago loved it
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Looking forward to tasting this one. Good post...
shibattou
in Fort Mohave loved it
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