Capt Phils Oyster Stew Food

THICKER OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• In a soup pot, melt butter. Add the finely chopped onions and celery and minced garlic. Cook for about five minutes until veggies are tender.
• Add the oysters and their liquid to the pot. Bring to a boil and boil for 4-5 minutes, until oysters curl; reduce heat to a simmer.
• In a small cup whisk together 1/4 flour in 1/4 water until very smooth; add this to soup pot, stirring constantly.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the soup pot. Cook over med heat, stirring frequently, for about 10-12 more minutes or until heated through and thickened.
• Serve.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until tender.
• Pour half-and-half into large pot over medium-high heat. Add the butter and shallots, stirring constantly.
• Just before the mixture is ready to boil, Add in the oysters with their liquid. Season with salt and pepper. Be careful NOT TO BOIL.
• When the oysters begin to curl they are done.
• Garnish with dried parsley flakes and serve with crusty bread and butter.

QUICK & LIGHT OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Combine water with butter, Worcestershire sauce, juice from oysters and salt in a stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add potatoes, reduce heat to medium-high, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
• If oysters are large, cut into halves or thirds.
• When potatoes are tender, reduce heat to medium and add oysters.
• Cook until edges curl, about 4 minute.
• Meanwhile, scald milk by placing in a large saucepan and heating until bubbles begin to form around edges.
• Be careful it does not scorch.
• Add to stockpot with pepper and heat through.
• Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg on each serving.

OYSTER STEW SUPREME

Steps:

• 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, taking care not to let them brown.
• Add salt and pepper to taste, pinch of cayenne, thyme and Wondra or other fine white flour, whisking steadily to make a roux.
• Cook, whisking steadily, for several minutes.
• 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.
• 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.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• In saucepan, heat butter.
• Add onions and saute 1 minute.
• Add oysters.
• Cook just until oysters start to curl (3 min).
• Add half and half, salt and paprika.
• Heat just to boiling.
• Serve right away, with a little parsley on top.

CAPT. PHIL'S CRAB-STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• De-stem and scrape out the caps of domestic mushrooms.
• Spray with oil.
• Bake mushroom caps at 350 degrees for 5-7 minutes to soften.
• Prepare the crabmeat stuffing: Break up and coarsely chop the crabmeat. Place in a bowl and blend with cream cheese.
• Once thoroughly combined, spoon crab mixture into mushroom caps and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Broil 6 inches from broiler until melted and lightly browned. *Watch carefully*.