Oyster Stew Recipe - Plow & Hearth

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Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, finely chopped
3 T. all-purpose flour
1 (8-oz.) bottle clam juice
1/2 cup dry sherry
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 T. Worcestshire sauce
1/8 tsp. hot sauce
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 quart whipping cream
2 (12-oz.) ctn. fresh oysters, undrained

Directions

Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add garlic and shallots and cook until tender, stirring often. Add flour and cook 1 minute. Add clam juice, sherry, and lemon juice; cook 2-3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in Worcestshire sauce, hot sauce, ground pepper and whipping cream; add oysters and cook over medium heat or until oysters are done, stirring occasionally.
Yield: 9 cups

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