Cookbook:Stewed Oysters I
| Stewed Oysters I | |
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| Category | Seafood recipes |
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There are several ways to stew oysters. Two recipes are given below.
Ingredients
[edit | edit source]- 2 dozen (24 ea.) raw, whole oysters
- 2 oz (55 g) butter
- ¼ cup cream
- ¼ tsp mace
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg, to taste
Procedure
[edit | edit source]- Shuck the oysters, saving any liquid in the oyster.
- Put your oysters with all their liquid into a saucepan; add the butter, salt, black pepper, mace, and bay leaves.
- Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cream and shake all well together while heating through.
- Pour onto a plate or platter, grating a little fresh nutmeg on each oyster as it lies in the sauce.
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