Recipes with oyster liquor

Grilled oysters on the half shell drenched in a rich curry cream sauce made with homemade fish fumet, topped with a tropical red banana salsa spiked with serrano chiles, tamarind, and fresh mint. A showstopper.

Old-fashioned scalloped oysters layered between buttery bread and saltine crumbs, moistened with oyster liquor and cream, then baked until golden. A classic holiday seafood casserole with a crisp top and plump, tender oysters.

Oysters au champagne is a classic French appetizer: fresh oysters poached in champagne and oyster liquor with garlic butter, plated over a bed of wilted spinach, and cloaked in a silky roux sauce.

A Lowcountry classic: toasted benne (sesame) seeds ground into a paste and stirred into warm cream with oyster liquor and fresh shucked oysters. Rich, briny, and ready in 30 minutes.

Oysters Souvenir de Tahaa breads and pan-fries fresh-shucked oysters, then plates them around a silky cream-of-shallots sauce reduced with white wine, lemon and oyster liquor.

Elegant Southern oyster soup with two dozen oysters simmered in their own liquor, finished with scalded milk, butter, and a whisper of mace. Ready in 30 minutes, served piping hot.

Baked trout smothered in a rich Creole-style Marguery sauce made with shrimp, crab meat, mushrooms, egg yolks, butter, and oyster liqueur. A New Orleans classic that serves 8.

Bacon-wrapped fried oysters poached in oyster liquor with Worcestershire, then breaded and pan-fried until golden and crispy. A classic seafood appetizer with serious crunch.

Rich French-style cream sauce with shallots, white wine, oyster juice, and butter. A San Francisco masterchef classic that pairs beautifully with seafood and shellfish.

Oysters in champagne sauce: plump shucked oysters cloaked in a silky butter-champagne sauce, broiled just until golden on a bed of rock salt. An elegant appetizer for New Year's Eve or any holiday table.

Oyster mushroom chowder with fresh oysters, mushrooms, shallots, and cream in a light roux-based broth. A quick, elegant seafood soup ready in 30 minutes.

A tasty seafood side dish made with oyster liqueur and cream of leek soup.

Baked barbecued oysters in a tangy sauce of tomato paste, chili sauce, horseradish, and Worcestershire, topped with cracker crumbs. A retro seafood appetizer.

A whole roasted turkey basted in oyster liquor and butter, stuffed with a Southern cornbread dressing loaded with chopped oysters, pecans, mushrooms, and giblets. This is the holiday bird that earns a place at the head of the table.

Escalloped oysters layered between buttery bread and cracker crumbs, moistened with oyster liquor and cream, baked into a golden seafood casserole. Classic American.

Oysters Bingo are lightly breaded fresh oysters sauteed golden in butter, then drizzled with a creamy pan sauce of white wine, oyster juice, lemon, and shallots.

Oyster artichoke bisque is a classic Louisiana creole soup: fresh oysters, artichoke bottoms, bacon, and heavy cream simmered with the holy trinity for a rich silky bowl.

New Orleans-style oyster souffle with minced and whole oysters, the Cajun holy trinity, and stiff egg white meringue. A classic Creole seafood souffle from masterchef tradition.

New Orleans-style oyster cream sauce with fresh oysters, oyster liquor, herbs, and a butter roux. Rich and briny, perfect over pasta, fish, or steaks.

Marguery sauce, a rich hollandaise-style seafood sauce with shrimp, crabmeat, mushrooms, and oyster liquor. A classic Creole butter sauce for fish and shellfish.

Old-fashioned baked corn and oyster casserole with creamed corn, cracker crumbs, and fresh oysters. A Southern coastal classic that's been gracing holiday tables for generations.

Grand Central oyster stew cooked in a double boiler with fresh oysters, clam juice, Worcestershire, and half-and-half. A classic New York recipe where the oysters barely curl before serving.