Brennan’s Oyster Soup
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Brennan’s Oyster Soup
Description
Brennan’s Oyster Soup starts by sautéing finely chopped celery and green onions in butter until tender. Garlic is then added, and flour is stirred in to create a roux that thickens the soup. Oyster liquor, additional water, freshly shucked oysters, bay leaves, white pepper, and salt are combined and simmered gently for twenty minutes to develop flavor and meld the ingredients.
The result is a rich, creamy soup with tender oysters suspended in a broth that carries the briny essence of the oyster liquor balanced by aromatic vegetables and mild spices. The bay leaves are removed before serving to avoid bitterness. The recipe advises serving immediately and not reheating, likely to preserve oyster texture and flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cup celery finely chopped
- 1 cup green onion finely chopped
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons garlic chopped
- 4 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 4 dozen oyster large, freshly shucked
- 12 cups oyster water oyster liquor plus water to make 12 cups
- 2 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter over medium heat in a six quart heavy saucepan, then sauté the celery and green onions until tender but not browned, stirring frequently. Gradually stir in the flour and cook five minutes longer, stirring constantly over low heat. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for twenty minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and scoop out the bay leaves with a slotted spoon or a long fork; discard. Serve immediately. Do not reheat.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 345 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 345kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 1971mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 450mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 960IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 3.8mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 142mg | 14% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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