Recipes with oysters

Smoked salmon wrapped around plump oysters, napped with a reduced wine-cream-tomato sauce, crowned with sauteed mushrooms and broiled Swiss cheese. French elegance in 40 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.

Pork and oyster eggroll filling: stir-fried ground pork with shucked oysters, mushrooms, red pepper, pineapple, and sesame oil. A seafood-forward take on the classic Chinese-American eggroll interior.

Oyster and plantation soup builds a Caribbean-Creole bisque from ripe plantains, onions, coconut milk, and cream spiked with cayenne, basil, and tarragon, then poaches fresh oysters in their own liquor. A briny-sweet seafood soup with island roots.

Louisiana chicken gumbo with stewing hen, andouille sausage, oysters, and file powder built in a cast iron pot. Browned-hen fond, holy trinity, and oyster liquor give this gumbo serious depth.

Korean seafood and vegetable jeon (pan-fried omelet) with shrimp, oysters, fish, tofu, and pumpkin dipped in egg batter and pan-fried crispy. Served with vinegared soy dipping sauce.

Roast pork loin stuffed with cornbread, oysters, fennel, and Tabasco. Southern-style stuffing baked right into slits along the loin. Holiday-worthy main with Lowcountry roots.

Mexican escabeche oysters pickled in vinegar with garlic, carrots, cauliflower, and herbs. Briefly cooked then marinated overnight for a tangy, briny cold appetizer with lime and jalapeno.

Oyster stuffing is the old-school American holiday classic: fresh oysters briefly poached in their own liquor, folded into buttery bread crumbs with onion, celery, parsley, and thyme. Coastal holiday tradition.

Oyster and artichoke soup from chef Gunther Preuss with sweated aromatics, blanched artichokes, briny oysters, and marjoram. New Orleans-style elegant soup ready in 30 minutes.

Christmas oyster soup with butter-simmered carrots and celery in hot milk, finished with gently warmed oysters. A traditional holiday first course meant to be served immediately.

Lyonnaise oyster stew blends pureed leek and potato soup with cream, nutmeg, and fresh oysters, served with golden croutons and shredded Gruyere on the side.

Oysters Philadelphia: sherry-poached oysters on a bed of sauteed celery, topped with bechamel, Parmesan, and paprika, then baked golden on rock salt. An elegant holiday appetizer.

Veal fettuccine with oysters and artichokes is a buttery Louisiana-style pasta where seared veal strips, plump oysters, and quartered artichoke hearts swim in a peppery cream sauce built from oyster liquor.

Fresh oysters on the half shell topped with a puréed shallot and red wine vinegar mignonette. Only 3 ingredients for an elegant raw bar appetizer at home.

Classic oyster stew with shucked oysters gently cooked in butter, then combined with scalded milk and cream. Seasoned with white pepper and nutmeg. Simple, rich, and traditional.