Best Delicious Oyster Stew Recipes

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OYSTER STEW



Oyster Stew image

This is best Oyster Stew you ever had! It is elegant and satisfying. I serve it with toasted homemade bread. Serve it quick and hot! Try adding a drop or two of hot sauce in your stew -- it's delicious!

Provided by Buddy Sizemore

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Seafood

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup butter
1 cup minced celery
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 quart half-and-half cream
2 (12 ounce) containers fresh shucked oysters, undrained
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the celery and shallots until shallots are tender.
  • Pour half-and-half into a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in the butter, celery, and shallot mixture. Stir continuously. When the mixture is almost boiling, pour the oysters and their liquid into the pot. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir continuously until the oysters curl at the ends. When the oysters curl the stew is finished cooking; turn off the heat and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 555.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 163 mg, Fat 51.1 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 12.7 g, SaturatedFat 31.8 g, Sodium 308.8 mg, Sugar 1.6 g

GRANDPA'S OYSTER STEW



Grandpa's Oyster Stew image

Born and raised on the water, oystering is in chef Madden Surbaugh's blood. Every year at Christmas his grandfather made his famous oyster stew.

Provided by Madden Surbaugh

Categories     Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes     Stews     Seafood

Time 35m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons butter
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 shallots, minced
½ cup dry sherry or dry white wine
24 freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved
1 ½ cups whole milk
1 ½ cups heavy cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
sea salt to taste
1 pinch sweet paprika
1 cup oyster crackers

Steps:

  • Stir butter and garlic in stockpot over medium heat until butter begins to brown. Remove garlic and discard.
  • Stir shallots into browned butter. Cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Pour sherry over shallots in the stockpot and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Pour reserved oyster liquor, milk, and cream into the stockpot; bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in oysters; cook until oyster edges begin to ruffle, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in parsley; season with sea salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with sweet paprika and oyster crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 805.7 calories, Carbohydrate 46.4 g, Cholesterol 294.9 mg, Fat 51.8 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 35.9 g, SaturatedFat 28 g, Sodium 1148.3 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

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