Serves: 1, simply double for two

Serves: 1, simply double for two

To create other individual stews and pan roasts, simply substitute the oysters for the following:

  • Shrimp: 8 raw shrimp, shelled, deveined, with tails off
  • Clams: 8 freshly opened cherrystone or littleneck clams
  • Lobster: 2 oz fresh lobster meat
  • Scallops: 10 – 12 raw bay scallops
  • Mussels: 14-16, bearded, but in the shell
  • Mixture: 3 shrimp, 2 oysters, 2 clams, 3 scallops, 2 oz lobster

INGREDIENTS

  • 8 freshly opened oysters
  • 2 Tbsp (1/4 stick) of sweet butter
  • 1 Tbsp chili sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1/4 cup oyster liquor, also called liquid
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • dash celery salt
  • 1 oz of clam juice
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1 slice of dry toast

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INSTRUCTIONS

  • Place all ingredients except cream, toast and 1 Tbsp of butter in the top part of a double broiler over boiling water. Do not let the top pan of the double broiler touch the water below.
  • Whisk or stir briskly and constantly for abut 1 minute until oyster edges begin to curl. Stirring carefully as to not damage the oysters.
  • Add cream and continue stirring briskly, Do not boil.
  • Pour pan roast into a soup plate over the slice of dry toast
  • Top with remaining 1 Tbsp butter, and sprinkle with paprika, and serve right away.