Elegant Oyster Soup
| Serves: |
6 |
| Recipe Type: |
Non Veg. |
| Calories Per Serving: |
413 |
| Preparation Time: |
15 M |
| Cooking Time: |
45 M |
| Difficulty: |
Average |
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp Butter
- ½ cup Carrot (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Onion (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Celery (finely chopped)
- ½ cup Button Mushrooms (chopped)
- ½ cup Butter
- ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 quart Chicken Broth
- 1 (14 oz) can Artichoke Hearts (drained)
- 1 Bay Leaf
- ¾ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
- ¼ tsp dried Thyme
- ¼ tsp dried Oregano
- ¼ tsp dried Sage
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 12 Oysters (shucked with juice)
Cooking Instructions:
- Place a large pot on heat and melt 2 tbsp butter.
- Add carrot, onion, celery, and mushrooms. Sauté for 5 minutes till the onions turn transparent.
- Place another large pot on heat and melt ½ cup butter.
- Add flour and cook for 5 minutes.
- Stir the chicken broth to the flour.
- Add the sautéed vegetables to the chicken broth.
- Add artichoke hearts, bay leaf, salt, cayenne pepper, thyme, oregano and sage. Mix well and simmer for 30 minutes on medium heat.
- Add heavy cream and oysters to the soup. Whisk well.
- Simmer the soup but do not boil.
- Serve hot.
