Oysters à la D’Uxelles

A dish built around chopped mushrooms and butter.

Recipes For The Chafing-dish

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 470 ml oysters
  • 30 ml chopped mushrooms
  • 30 ml butter
  • 30 ml flour
  • 2 ml salt
  • 2 ml lemon juice
  • Few grains cayenne
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 15 ml Sherry wine
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 2 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

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

Steps

  1. Clean oysters, heat to boiling-point, and drain. Reserve liquor and strain through double thickness of cheese-cloth; there should be three-fourths cup. Cook butter and mushrooms five minutes, add flour, and oyster liquor gradually; then cook three minutes. Add seasonings, oysters, egg, and Sherry wine. Serve on zephyrettes or pieces of toasted bread.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories318
Protein4.8 g
Fat27.7 g
Carbs13.0 g
Fiber0.5 g
Sodium1191 mg

Source

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