Oyster Stew

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 bunch celery & leaves
• 1 1/2 quarts oysters
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
• 1 fluid ounce worcestershire sauce
• tony chachere's creole seasoning

Recipe

• 1 chop celery with leaves on.
• 2 saute celery in butter on medium low until kind of soft.
• 3 clean and wash oysters to get rid of shells. reserve juice. strain juice to get shells, etc. out. return oysters to juice.
• 4 add oysters and juice to celery. add salt, pepper and poultry seasoning. heat through on slow heat until edges of oysters begin to curl.
• 5 add 3/4 gallon of milk (i usually use 2%) and scald til it gets a skin on top. don't boil it. heat all the way through.
• 6 add shot of worcestershire sauce and additional seasonings to taste.
• 7 cover and store someplace cold until ready to serve.
• 8 flavor will improve with time.