Potato And Oyster Soup Food

PETITE SMOKED OYSTER STEW W/BACON, POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut up unpeeled potatoes into bite-sized cubes and boil til tender in small saucepan. Once water starts to boil, will only take about 4 minutes.Check them with a knife for tenderness.
• *While potatoes are boiling, saute chopped onion in butter til tender.
• Drain saucepan of potato water keeping potatoes in there.
• Add half and half, milk, boullion, garlic powder, pepper, oysters and cooked onions with the butter and juices.
• Heat over LOW heat til heated through.
• Stirring gently ocaisionally.
• *I just use a fork to lift and drain the oysters out of the can, and what's ever on them oil-wise, is fine. Just adds flavor anyways! If your stew is too oily on top, just skim off with a spoon, or don't worry about it! The crackers will absorb that! ;).
• Garnish heavily, each bowl with bacon.
• Serve with oyster crackers or saltines.
• Some like a little hot sauce served with on the side, too.
• *If using bacon that you have on hand that has been precooked, just wrap in papertowel and microwave about 10 seconds. (Thaw cooked bacon first if using it from your freezer and it's not already thawed.).

OYSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Spread bacon in a soup pan and place over medium heat. Cook until browned and its fat has rendered. Drain. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of fat and put pan back on the heat. Scrape the onion and celery into the pan and saute until softened. Drop in the potatoes. Add enough water to cover, about 3 cups. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, 15 minutes.
• Take the pan off the heat and, using a masher, lightly crush the potatoes to thicken the chowder. Add the oysters and oyster liquor and season to taste with salt and cayenne pepper. Simmer until the oysters curl, about 5 minutes.
• Pour in the milk (use 2/3 cup if you prefer it less rich), bring to a boil, then shut off the heat. Crumble in the bacon and stir in the parsley.

POTATO AND OYSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Dice and mince the ingredients as noted above.
• Combine all of the ingredients except the green onion into your crock pot.
• Put on low heat.
• Cook for 6 to 8 hours, stirring at the 3 hour mark and the 5 hour mark. You do not want to handle it too much so that you do not make the oysters degrade any more than they will in the cooking process.
• If you wish to thicken the soup, you may use a bit of mashed potato flakes or a cornstarch slurry until it reaches the desired consistency. This will need to be cooked an hour longer to ensure complete melding and thickening.
• Dish up, garnish with a pinch of the sliced green onions and serve hot.

OYSTER SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, bring the heavy cream and oyster liquor from the oysters to a simmer. Remove from the heat.
• Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the celery and a pinch of the salt and sweat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the onion and continue cooking until translucent, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add celery seed, hot pepper sauce, and oysters and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the edges of the oysters start to curl.
• Transfer the oysters to the carafe of a blender and add enough of the cream just to cover.*
• Puree until the mixture is smooth. Return the remaining cream to medium heat, add the pureed mixture, and cook until heated through.
• Just before serving, add the lemon juice, chopped herbs, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• *When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

BEST OYSTER CHOWDER EVER

Steps:

• Cook oysters and reserved liquid in a skillet over medium heat until edges curl, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
• Combine onion, potato, broccoli, water, and corn in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain vegetables and reserve liquid.
• Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter until smooth, about 1 minute. Slowly pour reserved vegetable water and milk into butter-flour mixture; cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add oysters and vegetables to milk mixture and cook over medium-low heat until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

POTATO, KALE AND OYSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot, and sauté the onions until soft but not browned. Add the potatoes, chicken stock and salt. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook until the potatoes are very tender, about 1 hour.
• Puree the soup in a food processor, and return to the pot. Bring to a simmer.
• Thinly shred the kale (you want it to be very thin). Add to the soup and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Just before serving add the oysters to the simmering soup and stir for a few minutes. Season with black pepper.

OYSTER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter, stir in flour and blend well.
• Add milk slowly, stirring constantly; add cream, salt, pepper and grated onion.
• Keep warm over low heat.
• Bring oysters to a boil in their own liquor; add to milk stock and heat about 5 minutes or until edges of the oysters curl.
• Serve immediately.