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Christmas Oyster Soup

Christmas Oyster Soup

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 4
• 2 medium carrots – peeled and grated in l
• 1/2 cup celery – finely diced
• 1/4 cup butter – melted
• 4 cups milk – or 1/2 milk
• 4 cups oysters
• salt and pepper – to taste

Method

1. Peel and grate in long thin shreds, the carrots and add finely diced celery.
2. Melt butter in saucepan and add the vegetables.
3. Stir.
4. Cover and simmer over very low heat for 20 minutes, without browning the vegetables.
5. Add milk (or use 1/2 milk, 1/2 cream); bring to a boil.
6. Heat oysters in enameled cast iron pan over medium heat; do not boil.
7. Pour into milk and serve.
8. Use salt and pepper to taste.
9. The soup should be served as soon as ready, otherwise it tend to curdle.
10. The milk and vegetables can be prepared ahead of time and the oysters heated and served at the last minute.