Name: Grandpa's Oyster Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butter - 2 tablespoons; Garlic, crushed - 1 clove; Shallots, minced - 2; Dry sherry or dry white wine - ½ cup; Freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved - 24; Whole milk - 1 ½ cups; Heavy cream - 1 ½ cups; Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley - 2 tablespoons; Sea salt to taste - 2 tablespoons; Sweet paprika - 1 pinch; Oyster crackers - 1 cup

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Grandpa's Oyster Stew

1. Butter - 2 tablespoons

2. Garlic, crushed - 1 clove

3. Shallots, minced - 2

4. Dry sherry or dry white wine - ½ cup

5. Freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved - 24

6. Whole milk - 1 ½ cups

7. Heavy cream - 1 ½ cups

8. Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley - 2 tablespoons

9. Sea salt to taste - 2 tablespoons

10. Sweet paprika - 1 pinch

11. Oyster crackers - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Grandpa's Oyster Stew

1. Stage

Stir butter and garlic in a stockpot over medium heat until butter begins to brown. Remove garlic and discard.

2. Stage

Stir shallots into browned butter. Cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

3. Stage

Pour sherry 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.

4. Stage

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.

5. Stage

Stir in parsley; season with sea salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with sweet paprika and oyster crackers.