Cookbook:Stewed Oysters I

| Seafood | Oyster

There are several ways to stew oysters. Two recipes are given below.

Ingredients

 * 2 dozen (24 ea.) raw, whole oysters
 * 2 oz (55 g) butter
 * ¼ cup cream
 * ¼ tsp mace
 * 2 bay leaves
 * Salt, black pepper, and nutmeg, to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Shuck the oysters, saving any liquid in the oyster.
 * 2) Put your oysters with all their liquid into a saucepan; add the butter, salt, black pepper, mace, and bay leaves.
 * 3) Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes. Add the cream and shake all well together while heating through.
 * 4) Pour onto a plate or platter, grating a little fresh nutmeg on each oyster as it lies in the sauce.