Russian Patties
A main made with oysters and butter.
contains glutencontains dairycontains eggscontains meat
Ingredients
US
Metric
- 1 pint oysters
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4½ tablespoons flour
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ½ cup cream
- ½ tablespoon vinegar
- ¾ tablespoon lemon juice
- Yolks 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon grated horseradish
- 2 tablespoons capers
- Salt and pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
- 3 tablespoons butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil
- ½ cup cream → lactose-free cream or coconut cream
Steps
- Parboil the oysters and drain them, reserving the liquor. There should be ½ cup of liquor.
- Make a sauce from the butter, flour, chicken stock, reserved oyster liquor, and cream.
- Add the egg yolks, vinegar, lemon juice, horseradish, and capers to the sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the oysters to the sauce and heat them through.
- As soon as the oysters are heated, fill the patty shells.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
| Calories | 383 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 4.1 g |
| Fat | 33.3 g |
| Carbs | 18.0 g |
| Fiber | 0.9 g |
| Sodium | 310 mg |
Source
The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States