Christmas Oyster Stew

"For years, its been a tradition in my family to eat oyster stew at the start of dinner Christmas night (not Christmas eve). The celery salt and paprika give the stew that red and green Christmas color too. Oyster stew always makes me think of Christmas no matter where or when I eat it. We always had 10 or more people at the table and there were never leftovers of this stew. I still love this recipe and it is my favorite - I've never had anything close, even at fine restaurants."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
10-12
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ingredients

  • 2 cups butter, separated
  • 1 12 cups finely minced celery
  • 5 tablespoons finely minced shallots
  • 1 gallon half-and-half
  • 2 (32 ounce) containers fresh shucked oysters, undrained
  • salt & fresh ground pepper (at least 2 round tablespoons)
  • 6 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • celery salt
  • 10 -12 pinches paprika, 1 pinch per bowl
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directions

  • Melt 2 sticks of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add the celery and shallots and saute until the shallots are translucent.
  • Pour half-and-half into a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in 2 sticks of 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 Tabasco sauce. Stir continuously until the oysters curl at the ends. When the oysters curl the stew is finished cooking; turn off the heat and serve.
  • Add celery salt and paprika to each bowl along with a 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoon square of butter from the remaining sticks.

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I am a gourmet hobbyist chef that especially loves Asian cuisine and enjoy Kung Fu and Tai Chi. I am an accomplished Thai and Chinese cook and I own a Zojirushi NH-VBC18 rice cooker (The best home rice cooker in the world) for serious Asian cooking. I make sushi as well. I am a Christian who married a Jewish wife and am raising my children Jewish which means I learned a lot about kosher cooking over the past few years. (Though not all my recipes are kosher ;-)) Professionally, I am an Oracle Database Administrator and I own my own company - www.polysolutions.net
 
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