Oyster Stew Lyonese Food

OYSTER STEW

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.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, melt the 4 tablespoons butter. Stir in the flour, stirring constantly and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the onions and celery and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the milk and oyster liquid. Season the mixture with salt, cayenne and black pepper. Bring the liquid up to a simmer. Simmer the liquid for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the oysters, garlic and parsley. Bring the liquid back up to a simmer and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the oysters curl. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons butter and remove from the heat. Ladle the soup into the terrine.

OYSTER STEW LYONESE

Steps:

• Trim off the root ends and most of the green part of the leeks. Discard the green part or save for another use. Reserve 3/4 pound of the white part of the leeks plus a small part of the green. Split the white part of the leeks in half and rinse thoroughly between the leaves.
• Cut the leeks lengthwise into thin strips and then crosswise into very small cubes. There should be about 5 cups.
• Peel and cut each potato lengthwise in half. Cut each half crosswise into very thin slices. There should be about 4 cups.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large saucepan and add the chopped leeks. Cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Add the potato slices and the water and bring to the boil.
• Add salt and pepper. Let simmer 20 minutes. Drain in a colander. Reserve the liquid and the solids.
• Meanwhile, finely grate the cheese. There should be about 1 cup.
• Heat the oil and remaining tablespoon of butter in a heavy skillet and add the bread. Cook, shaking the skillet and stirring, until the cubes are golden brown. Drain in a sieve.
• Put the leek and potato solids into the container of a food processor or electric blender. Blend thoroughly while adding small amounts of the reserved cooking liquid. Add only enough liquid to make a fine puree.
• Combine the puree with the remaining liquid in a kettle and bring to a simmer. Add the cream, salt and pepper to taste. Add the nutmeg and heat thoroughly.
• Add the oysters with their liquor and cook briefly or just until the oysters curl. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley. Serve with the croutons and cheese to be added as desired at the table.

CREAMY OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Saute green onions in butter in a Dutch oven until onions are tender. Add remaining ingredients to onion mixture. cook over low heat until edges of oysers begin to curl and mixture is hot, but not boiling. Serve with oyster crackers.

MOM'S OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, salt and pepper; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Stir in the milk and half-and-half, and transfer to the top of a double boiler. If you do not have one, set the pan of soup over a pan of simmering water.
• When the milk is hot, add the oysters and heat just until the oysters are opaque. Do not allow to boil. Season with fresh parsley, cayenne pepper and sherry. Go easy on the sherry until you are sure you like it in the stew.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Cook oysters in their liquor until edges just begin to curl.
• Add milk, butter, salt and pepper.
• Heat slowly, being careful to NOT boil.
• Serve immediately (for an extra "zip", sprinkle seafood seasoning on each serving).

NEW YEAR'S OYSTER STEW RECIPE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute leeks in butter for 10 minutes or until tender. Add the potatoes, water and bouillon; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Cool.
• Transfer to a blender. Cover and process until blended. Return to the pan; stir in the milk, cream, oysters, cayenne, salt and pepper. Cook on low until heated through (do not boil). Garnish with parsley. Yield: 12 servings.

GRANDPA'S OYSTER STEW

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.