In making oyster stew do you cook the oysters first then add milk?
Which comes first the oysters or the milk?
I checked out several recipes on the internet (I’m including one.) They all have the oysters added last. I believe it keeps them from getting tough.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1 cup minced celery
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 quart half-and-half cream
2 (12 ounce) containers fresh shucked oysters, undrained
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
DIRECTIONS
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
Good Luck!
I checked out several recipes on the internet (I’m including one.) They all have the oysters added last. I believe it keeps them from getting tough.
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1 cup minced celery
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 quart half-and-half cream
2 (12 ounce) containers fresh shucked oysters, undrained
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
DIRECTIONS
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
Good Luck!
References :
listen….I am from the south and this is what we do…
I always take butter (half-stick) melt it, add salt/pepper, diced onions, and sautee that for about 5 minutes. Then I add my oysters with juice. stir them around for about another 5 minutes. Then you add the milk about 3/4 full in the pot. Reduce the heat, to medium…never let it boil. wait unitl you start seeing the oyster come to the top of the milk and then let it cook for another 10 minutes and BAM….the best oyster stew you can have….BTW…if you don’t like onions…don’t add them. Good Luck
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