Christmas Eve Oyster Stew Recipes

OYSTER STEW CHRISTMAS EVE RECIPE

Oyster Stew has always traditionally been served by my mother and her Hollingsworth family roots from Georgia every Christmas Eve. The colors of red and green are very Christmas-like. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Provided by Elaine Ann Foglio

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Oyster Stew Christmas Eve Recipe image

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until it begins to foam.
Cook and stir the celery, onion, and red bell pepper in the hot butter until soft, about 10 minutes.
Stir the half-and-half and parsley through the vegetable mixture; season with salt and black pepper.
Continue cooking until the mixture just begins to boil; add the oysters and any liquid from the can to the stew along with Louisiana-style hot sauce. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook until the oysters begin to curl, 10 to 15 minutes more.
Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the stew to sit 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 351.5 calories, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Cholesterol 114.2 mg, Fat 30.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 9.2 g, SaturatedFat 18.5 g, Sodium 209.2 mg, Sugar 1.3 g

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
1 cup finely chopped celery
½ cup chopped green onion
½ cup chopped red bell pepper
2 pints half-and-half
1 teaspoon dried parsley
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (12 ounce) can oysters
2 dashes Louisiana-style hot sauce

CHRISTMAS OYSTER STEW

For years, its been a tradition in my family to eat oyster stew at the start of dinner Christmas night (not Christmas eve). The celery salt and paprika give the stew that red and green Christmas color too. Oyster stew always makes me think of Christmas no matter where or when I eat it. We always had 10 or more people at the table and there were never leftovers of this stew. I still love this recipe and it is my favorite - I've never had anything close, even at fine restaurants.

Provided by Cremon

Categories Christmas

Time 35m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Christmas Oyster Stew image

Steps:

Melt 2 sticks of butter in a large skillet over medium heat, add the celery and shallots and saute until the shallots are translucent.
Pour half-and-half into a large pot over medium-high heat. Mix in 2 sticks of butter, celery, and shallot mixture. Stir continuously. When the mixture is almost boiling, pour the oysters and their liquid into the pot. Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce. Stir continuously until the oysters curl at the ends. When the oysters curl the stew is finished cooking; turn off the heat and serve.
Add celery salt and paprika to each bowl along with a 1 1/2 - 2 tablespoon square of butter from the remaining sticks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 981.9, Fat 85.6, SaturatedFat 52, Cholesterol 331.5, Sodium 626.4, Carbohydrate 27, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.9, Protein 29.2

Ingredients

2 cups butter, separated
1 1/2 cups finely minced celery
5 tablespoons finely minced shallots
1 gallon half-and-half
2 (32 ounce) containers fresh shucked oysters, undrained
salt & fresh ground pepper (at least 2 round tablespoons)
6 dashes Tabasco sauce
celery salt
10 -12 pinches paprika, 1 pinch per bowl