Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- 1 pint oysters
- 1 medium onion
- 2 stalks celery
- 3 tbsp. vegetable shorting
- Sauce pan
- 1 quart milk
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 tsp. salt
- Large soup bowl
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 1 tsp. parsley
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Step 1
Remove the oysters from their shells. Check each oyster for small shell pieces.
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Step 2
Chop the onion and celery into small cubes.
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Step 3
Melt vegetable shortening in a sauce pan over high heat.
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Step 4
Reduce the heat to medium. Add the oysters and their juices to the melted shortening. Stir the contents while adding the onion and celery.
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Step 5
Cook until the edges of the oysters began to curl up. This usually takes about 3 minutes.
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Step 6
Add the milk, salt and cream of mushroom soup to the oysters. Stir occasionally while continuing to cook over medium heat.
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Step 7
Bring the stew to a boil.
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Step 8
Remove from heat and pour into soup bowls.
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Step 9
Sprinkle parsley and paprika on the top.
