Capt Phils Oyster Stew Recipes

CAPT. PHIL'S OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• In 3 cups of boiling water, cook the potatoes until firm-tender (al dente).
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the onions and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the reserved oyster liquor and cook 30 seconds more. Add the parsley, garlic, potatoes, salt, white pepper, and 20 turns of the black-pepper mill, and bring to a simmer. Stir in the hot sauce and Worcestershire and simmer for 1 minute. Add the cream and cook for 3 minutes.
• Fold in the green onions and the oysters and cook just until the edges of the oysters start to curl, about 2 minutes. Stay with it to be sure the oysters don't overcook.
• To serve, ladle 1-1/2 cups of the stew into each of 4 shallow soup bowls and top each with 2 turns black pepper.
• Makes 6 cups, or 4 first-course servings.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook shallots until tender.
• Pour half-and-half into large pot over medium-high heat. Add the butter and shallots, stirring constantly.
• Just before the mixture is ready to boil, Add in the oysters with their liquid. Season with salt and pepper. Be careful NOT TO BOIL.
• When the oysters begin to curl they are done.
• Garnish with dried parsley flakes and serve with crusty bread and butter.

EASIEST OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium high heat.
• Add all other ingredients and simmer until ready to eat.
• Prefer saltines with this soup.

SO SIMPLE OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• Heat oysters in their liquid in medium saucepan over high heat until oyster edges begin to curl, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat milk and margarine together in large saucepan over medium high heat just to boiling; add the salt and pepper.
• Stir in the oysters and their liquid. Do NOT bring back to a boil or oysters will get tough.
• Pour stew in a large serving soup bowl; dust with paprika and sprinkle with parsley.

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.

OYSTER STEW

Steps:

• In saucepan, heat butter.
• Add onions and saute 1 minute.
• Add oysters.
• Cook just until oysters start to curl (3 min).
• Add half and half, salt and paprika.
• Heat just to boiling.
• Serve right away, with a little parsley on top.