Grandpa's Oyster Stew

Name: Grandpa's Oyster Stew
Total time: 35
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 shallots, minced; 0.5 cup dry sherry or dry white wine; 24 freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved; 1.5 cups whole milk; 1.5 cups heavy cream; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; sea salt to taste; 1 pinch sweet paprika; 1 cup oyster crackers

Recipe by Madden Surbaugh from allrecipes.com

Dinner 35 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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2 tablespoons butter
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1 clove garlic, crushed
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2 shallots, minced
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0.5 cup dry sherry or dry white wine
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24 freshly shucked oysters, oyster liquor reserved
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1.5 cups whole milk

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1.5 cups heavy cream
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
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sea salt to taste
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1 pinch sweet paprika
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1 cup oyster crackers

Instructions

Stir butter and garlic in a stockpot over medium heat until butter begins to brown. Remove garlic and discard.
Stir shallots into browned butter. Cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.
Pour sherry over shallots in the stockpot and bring to a boil while scraping any browned bits off of the bottom of the pot. Simmer until liquid is reduced by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
Pour reserved oyster liquor, milk, and cream into the stockpot; bring mixture to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in oysters; cook until oyster edges begin to ruffle, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir in parsley; season with sea salt to taste. Ladle into bowls and garnish with sweet paprika and oyster crackers.