Oyster Soup
Yield
2 servingsPrep
15 minCook
45 minReady
60 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pint |
oysters
including the liquor, drained, reserving the liquor |
*
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
celery
minced |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
scallions, spring or green onions
white part only, minced |
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
milk
|
|
| ½ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| ⅛ | teaspoon |
salt
plus additional to taste |
|
| 1 | x |
nutmeg
finely grated, to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
bread
points, as an accompaniment, toasted |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
oysters
including the liquor, drained, reserving the liquor |
*
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
celery
minced |
|
| 15 | ml |
scallions, spring or green onions
white part only, minced |
|
| 23 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 23 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 355 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 118 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 0.6 | ml |
salt
plus additional to taste |
|
| 1 | x |
nutmeg
finely grated, to taste |
*
|
| 1 | x |
bread
points, as an accompaniment, toasted |
*
|
Directions
Strain the oyster liquor through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth and set over a bowl and reserve it.
In a small heavy saucepan, cook the celery and the scallion in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are softened; add the flour and cook the mixture over low heat, stirring, for 5 minutes.
Add the milk and the cream in a stream and ⅛ teaspoon of the salt, stirring, and simmer it gently, stirring, for 5 minutes.
In a saucepan, heat the oysters in the reserved liquor over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the edges of the oysters are curled and firm.
Strain the milk mixture through a sieve into the oyster mixture, stirring, and remove the pan from the heat.
Stir in the additional salt and divide the soup between 2 heated bowls.
Sprinkle the soup with the nutmeg and serve it with the toast points.
Serves 2.
