Oyster Bisque

A dish made with oysters and white stock iii.

Soups With Fish Stock

contains glutencontains dairycontains meat

No forks yet — be the first Sign in to rate

Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 quart oysters
  • 2 cups White Stock III
  • 1½ cups stale bread crumbs
  • 1 slice onion
  • 2 stalks celery
  • Sprig of parsley
  • Bit of bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups scalded milk
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
  • 4 cups scalded milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Clean and pick over oysters, reserving liquor, setting aside soft portions, and chopping gills and tough muscles. Cook White Stock, bread crumbs, reserved liquor, chopped oyster, onion, celery, parsley, and bay leaf thirty minutes. Rub through a sieve, bring to boiling-point, and bind with butter and flour cooked together. Add milk, soft portion of oysters, and salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories362
Protein21.9 g
Fat12.9 g
Carbs38.7 g
Fiber2.3 g
Sodium504 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States