OYSTER AND MUSHROOM CHOWDER

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This creamy chowder is rich, flavorful and deliciously satisfying. From the Southern chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Chowders

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 quart oyster
1 cup oyster liquor
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cream or 1/2 cup evaporated milk
2 shallots, minced
1 teaspoon parsley, minced
1/2 lb mushroom, cleaned and sliced
salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Heat oysters in their own liquor below the bloiling point until edges curl.
  • Drain, saving the liquor.
  • Melt 1 tablespoon butter, blend in flour; add milk gradually, stirring constantly to the boiling point.
  • Add cream, shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Heat mushrooms in the remaining butter until hot, but do not brown.
  • Add mushrooms, oysters, and oyster liquor to cream sauce.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 275.5, Fat 17, SaturatedFat 9.2, Cholesterol 118.7, Sodium 230.7, Carbohydrate 13.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.7, Protein 17.6

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