Ingredients for - Oyster Stew Christmas Eve Recipe

1. Butter ¼ cup
2. Finely chopped celery 1 cup
3. Chopped green onion ½ cup
4. Chopped red bell pepper ½ cup
5. Half-and-half 2 pints
6. Dried parsley 1 teaspoon
7. Salt and ground black pepper to taste 1 teaspoon
8. Oysters 1 (12 ounce) can
9. Louisiana-style hot sauce 2 dashes

How to cook deliciously - Oyster Stew Christmas Eve Recipe

1 . Stage

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until it begins to foam.

2 . Stage

Cook and stir the celery, onion, and red bell pepper in the hot butter until soft, about 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Stir the half-and-half and parsley through the vegetable mixture; season with salt and black pepper.

4 . Stage

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.

5 . Stage

Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the stew to sit 5 minutes before serving.