Mushroom And Oyster Soup Recipes

Steps:

• 1. get your oysters ready. check for shells
• 2. fry your bacon really crispy in a medium sized stock pot. remove bacon from pot. saute your onions and celery in rendered bacon fat and butter until tanslucent. remove from pot. saute mushrooms with thyme until golden browm
• 3. add half and half to the pot. add all the remaining ingredients. cook on low for an additional 5-7 minutes until oysters ends begin to curl.
• 4. ladle stew in bowls and garnish with chopped green onion. serve with crackers of shoice.

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add all mushrooms and thyme; sauté until mushrooms begin to brown, about 8 minutes. Add brandy; stir 30 seconds, then mix in flour. Slowly stir in broth; bring soup to boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls.

Steps:

• In a large pot, saute chopped carrot, onion, celery and fresh mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 5 minutes or until the onions are transparent.
• In another large pot, melt 1/2 cup butter and stir in the flour. Cook for 5 minutes.
• Whisk in the chicken broth to the flour mixture. Add the sauteed vegetables, artichokes hearts, bay leaf, salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano and sage. Simmer for 30 minutes over medium heat.
• Whisk in cream and add oysters; bring to a simmer, but do not boil.

Steps:

• Drain raw oysters & reserving 1/2 cup oyster liquor.
• In large heavy pot saute bacon until crisp.
• Remove bacon and reserve drippings (eat bacon-you will not add it to the soup).
• Add stick of butter to reserved bacon drippings and melt.
• When butter has melted add onions, celery and garlic and saute over medium heat until soft, about 30 minutes.
• Add sliced mushrooms and green onions and saute until mushrooms are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about 3-5 minutes.
• Slowly add sherry and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Slowly add chicken broth and oyster liquor and stir until well blended.
• Add bouillion cubes, salt, black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper and nutmeg, stirring to mix.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat and gently simmer for about 15 minutes.
• In a large measuring cup or bowl beat egg yolks slightly.
• Add heavy cream to egg yolks, mixing well.
• Slowly add cream mixture to pot, stirring well and gently simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Add oysters and gently simmer for about 3 minutes or just until oysters curl around the edges.