grandpa's oyster stew

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 shallots, minced
• 1/2 cup dry or dry white
• 24 freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• sea salt to taste
• 1 pinch sweet paprika
• 1 cup oyster crackers

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• stir butter and garlic in stockpot over medium heat until butter begins to brown. remove garlic and discard.
• stir shallots into browned butter. cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
• pour over shallots in the stockpot and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
• pour reserved oyster liquor, milk, and cream into the stockpot; bring mixture to a simmer. reduce heat to medium-low and stir in oysters; cook until oyster edges begin to ruffle, about 3 minutes. remove from heat.
• stir in parsley; season with sea salt to taste. ladle into bowls and garnish with sweet paprika and oyster crackers.