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Simple Oyster Stew Recipe
Serves/Makes: 4
Ingredients:
- 18 oysters with liquid
- 2 ounces butter
- 1pound potato, peeled and diced
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 pint fish stock or water
- 1 cup milk
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup cream
How to cook Simple Oyster Stew:
- Heat the butter in a pan and gently saute the onions, don't color them.
- Add the potatoes and stir round, simmer a further 10 minutes.
- Add the fish stock and simmer for 10 minutes or so until the potatoes are soft.
- Puree in a blender or push through a sieve and return to the pan.
- Add the oysters and then stir in the beaten egg yolks and cream, it's important to remove the pan from the heat at this point.
- Return to the heat and stir gently until it thickens, do not let the mixture boil or it will curdle.
- Ladle into hot bowls and top with chopped parsley, if desired.
- Serve the Simple Oyster Stew with lots of fresh crusty bread and butter.
Note:
This Oyster Stew recipe is traditionally served on Christmas Eve, but don't wait all year to cook this delicious, simple and easy dish.
Comments:
Why the Christmas Eve Feast begins with a tureen of oyster stew?
Eating oyster stew on Christmas Eve is a tradition in many American families. A reason for a seafood dish on Christmas Eve was that eating meat the day before a religious feast was proscribed by the Catholic Church. (In Italy, fish soup, “zuppa di pesce,” was likewise consumed.) In some Mexico homes Oyster stew (“estofado de ostras”) also came to be a dish served on Christmas Eve. German celebrations always included, on Christmas Eve, oyster stew too.
Probably because oyster stew is a warming dish, ideal for winter nights, the custom of serving it on Christmas Eve spread throughout the United States, beyond the Irish and Catholic communities.
This recipe for Simple Oyster Stew serves/makes: 4
Main Ingredient: Oysters
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: American