Oyster Stew

Name: Oyster Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons butter; 6 scallions, white and green parts finely chopped seperately; 1/4 cup finely chopped celery; 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; salt; white pepper; 3 dozen oysters, shucked and liquor reserved (1-1-1/4 lb); 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Submitted by Gingerbear

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Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
6 scallions, white and green parts finely chopped seperately
¹⁄₄ cup finely chopped celery
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
¹⁄₈ - ¹⁄₄ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt
white pepper
3 dozen oysters, shucked and liquor reserved (1-1-1/4 lb)
2 tablespoons dry sherry

directions

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and cook the white parts of the scallions, celery and garlic until softened.
Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes, then gradually stir in the milk and cream.
Bring to a boil, stirring.
Add the cayenne, salt and pepper to taste.
Simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Meanwhile, in another saucepan cook the oysters in their liquor until just firm- 2-3 minutes.
Strain the oyster liquor into the stew and stir in well.
Stir in the sherry, and taste and adjust the seasoning to taste.
Fold in the oysters, and serve hot, sprinkled with the green scallion tops.
Be sparing with the salt as the oyster liquor may be salty.

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Gingerbear

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Me and my boyfriend have been together for 11 years now. We live on 40 acres and have 6 dogs and 4 Tennessee Walkers. We both work a lot of hours so there is never enough time in a day to get everything done. I absolutely love the outdoors. I also enjoy lifting weights, reading and playing with all of my beautiful animals. I absolutely love, love and love to cook. I like to cook a variety of things and also like love to bake. I like to just get in the kitchen and experiment with different things. If something does not turn out for me such as pie crust or gravy I will keep trying until I can make it work. Only problem is, when I finally make it work it may not work again the time after that. It is fun though and I do consider myself a pretty good cook for the most part. I also love slow cooker recipes. Those are my most favorite in the winter months.

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