Oyster stew

[JABIII]

Anyone have an heirloom recipe?

[thawhacker]

Oysters milk butter salt and pepper
Will throw in an onion every now and then

[LowcountryBuck]

@Jarrett80

[EveryDay]

Oysters milk butter salt and pepper
Will throw in an onion every now and then

Be sure to save the juice out of the oysters to add. I have not added onion, but smash up a stack of ritz crackers in it and let it stew a few minutes as well.

Its a perfect day for oyster stew for sure.

[chessieman]

Wife and I once stopped at the Edisto Motel late one night. The guy that owned the place (can't remember his name) was cleaning up and I asked him what made his oyster stew better than others (and it was for sure about as good as any I ever ate). He sat down at the table and we had a short conversation. The jist of the conversation was that they "cold shucked" the oysters and regardless of any other way you made the stew that was the most important to get a tender and plump oyster. I think their stew was simply milk, butter some oyster liquor, salt and pepper (maybe white pepper? not sure on the last.

[JABIII]

I am mainly looking for measures, but any tips always appreciated.

Be sure to save the juice out of the oysters to add.

Yessir. I have that covered. Finally found a use for this contraption that changed my oyster game entirely...

[JABIII]

Wife and I once stopped at the Edisto Motel late one night. The guy that owned the place (can't remember his name) was cleaning up and I asked him what made his oyster stew better than others (and it was for sure about as good as any I ever ate). He sat down at the table and we had a short conversation. The jist of the conversation was that they "cold shucked" the oysters and regardless of any other way you made the stew that was the most important to get a tender and plump oyster. I think their stew was simply milk, butter some oyster liquor, salt and pepper (maybe white pepper? not sure on the last.

Interesting. Thank you. We used to get a couple of quart jars of cold shucked at Thanksgiving and Christmas from a family down there. They made the best oyster pies and stews that I ever ran across. Hell, half a jar raw was heaven...

[murraywader]

How are the pizzas in that thing?

[JABIII]

No idea. I got it for Christmas last year about 2 days before I quit eating carbs and sugar. It sure opens an oyster in a heartbeat though...

[murraywader]

Haha. Good for you. I got my parents one they never used and I am ready to take it back.

[BigBrother]

How many oysters can you cook in that thing at a time?

[JABIII]

Enough to keep up with 4 people going at it. Even 5 would be too many. It also takes +- 15 minutes to get the stone hot...

[JJ1965]

Recipes! Great, I was afraid this was going to be another thread with pics of food.

[BigBrother]

Right now, I am using a piece of sheet metal over a syrup kettle with a wood fire inside, and wet towels over them. You're just using pizza oven convection and like it? (taking notes)

[SCswampCAT]

Ive built fires and stacked block around it and used sheet metal just like you, wet towels on top. Lately ive filled a deep frying pot up with water about beer can height. Fill up 3-4 beer cans place in water. Fish frying basket on top with the oysters. I could really go for an oyster stew tonight myself.

[Hogg]

You don't have your own recipe? You are a Ball/Whaley for Christ's sake!

[Glenn]

Recipes! Great, I was afraid this was going to be another thread with pics of food.

We should do an SCDUCKS cookbook.

[Tater]

All good oyster stew starts with collards

[JABIII]

That is inherently the problem. None of the men ever thought about going into a kitchen, and it never occurred to me to pay any attention to the men who cooked the best shit on Saturday's after a hunt somewhere...

[MolliesMaster]

An SCDUCKS cookbook would be fire.