My Oyster Stew

My Oyster Stew

Apalachicola oysters on the 1/2 shell

I took an oyster cooking class with Laura Wilson at the Grow Local Kitchen located in the main house at the Nashville Farmer's Market. Chris from the Louisiana Seafood Company, provided all the oysters for the class, and he spent the whole evening teaching shucking. I learned how to shuck oysters, make good dipping sauces for oysters, make really awesome oysters rockefeller, and oyster stew. I had oyster stew in Boston and it is very expensive in restaurants. Most of the time I had oyster stew in restaurants, it was way too salty or I never felt like it was worth it. I have never had oyster stew made fresh in front of me, and never by my favorite chef Laura Wilson. Let me tell you, fresh oyster stew is certainly worth it.

my oyster stew

My oyster stew ingredient list

Pint of fresh Apalachicola oyster with oyster liquor - Louisiana Seafood Co

2 egg yolks - Barefoot Farmer

Pint heavy cream - Hatcher Dairy

4 Tbs butter - JD Milk

1/2 white onion diced - Whole Foods

2 smallish carrots diced - Whole Foods

2 ribs celery diced - Whole Foods organic

handful of mushrooms diced - Whole Foods

1 potato diced - Barefoot Farmer

1 Tbs dry thyme - my organic garden

1 garlic clove minced - Barefoot Farmer

2 Tbs whole wheat flour - King Arthur organic

1/2 cup chardonnay - Matanzas Creek

salt and pepper

ground cumin

Method

Combine cream and egg yolks in a bowl until smooth set aside

In stock pot over medium heat

Melt butter in the stock pot

add minced garlic and cumin and stir

add potato and cook for a couple minutes

add mire poix and mushrooms and stir

add thyme, salt and pepper

cook veggies until are slightly firmer than al dente

add the flour and stir until the lumps are gone

add chardonnay and cook off the alcohol

add the oyster liquor until slight bubbly

add the egg yolk cream mixture and stir

when there are simmer bubbles, add oysters and stir

salt and pepper to taste

when the small simmer bubbles return, serve

Enjoy!

I love this oyster stew. It is so good!