oyster stew christmas eve recipe

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 pints half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (12 ounce) can oysters
• 2 dashes louisiana-style hot sauce

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until it begins to foam.
• cook and stir the celery, onion, and red bell pepper in the hot butter until soft, about 10 minutes.
• stir the half-and-half and parsley through the vegetable mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
• continue cooking until the mixture just begins to boil; add the oysters and any liquid from the can to the stew along with louisiana-style hot sauce. bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the oysters begin to curl, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• remove the saucepan from heat and allow the stew to sit 5 minutes before serving.