Moms Christmas Eve Oyster Stew Food

CHRISTMAS EVE OYSTER STEW {LOW-CARB & REAL FOOD}

Steps:

• Drain oysters, reserving the liquid
• Over medium heat, in a heavy bottomed pot, melt butter
• Add oysters and seasonings. Saute for roughly 3 minutes or until the edges of the oysters are curled.
• Add reserved oyster liquid, half & half and thyme. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove thyme and serve.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Use a strainer to drain the oyster juice (liqueur) into a bowl. Set the oyster liqueur aside, cover the remaining oysters and put them in the refrigerator while making the rest of the soup.
• Dice the bacon and start cooking it over medium to medium high heat, stirring occasionally. (To dice, lay the pound of bacon on the cutting board and cut across the grain horizontally in 1/2" dice.
• Chop the onion and add it to the pot while the bacon is cooking. Cook over medium for about 5 minutes or until onions are soft and translucent. While onions are cooking chop the scrubbed potatoes, celery and carrots.
• After the onions are soft, add the garlic, rosemary and Old Bay and stir in for about 1 minute to blend together. Then add the potatoes, celery and carrots to the pot and stir everything together.
• Add sherry and oyster liqueur to the pot of vegetables and cook over medium to medium low heat for about 45 minutes
• Remove oysters from refrigerator and add to the pot. Add the cream and the milk and stir together gently. Add butter and bring everything to a simmer. Watch the pot at this point so that the milk does not boil or curdle. It should take about 5 minutes to get it all up to a simmer. Once heated through and simmering it is ready to serve.
• Serve with oyster crackers or some robust bread and enjoy!

GRANDMA'S OYSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Pour oyster juice through a sieve to remove grit; reserve juice for soup .
• Rinse oysters in cold water in colander to remove any broken shells.
• Melt butter in a large sauce pan or soup pot over low heat. Add oysters and gently warm for a few minutes.
• Add milk and oyster juice. Continue to heat slowly over low heat, stirring occasionally.
• When the broth is warm (not scalded), season slowly with salt and pepper. Taste and continue to season until the milk broth is flavorful.
• Serve with crackers or oyster crackers.

OYSTER STEW CHRISTMAS EVE RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until it begins to foam.
• Cook and stir the celery, onion, and red bell pepper in the hot butter until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Stir the half-and-half and parsley through the vegetable mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
• Continue cooking until the mixture just begins to boil; add the oysters and any liquid from the can to the stew along with Louisiana-style hot sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the oysters begin to curl, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the stew to sit 5 minutes before serving.

CHRISTMAS OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Melt 2 sticks of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add the celery and shallots and saute until the shallots are translucent.
• Pour half-and-half into a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in 2 sticks of 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 Tabasco sauce. Stir continuously until the oysters curl at the ends. When the oysters curl the stew is finished cooking; turn off the heat and serve.
• Add celery salt and paprika to each bowl along with a 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoon square of butter from the remaining sticks.

CHRISTMAS EVE OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Add milk, butter and oysters with their juice to a double boiler or a large pot that fits inside of another pot. Fill the bottom pot as full of water as you can without it running over.
• Add a little celery salt, salt and pepper and then heat on low. Cook very slowy so the milk won't boil (I start at 1 pm. for dinner at 6 pm). Every now and then stir. After a few hours, do a taste test to adjust seasonings.
• Serve with oyster crackers.